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Minn. Stat. § 481.14 (2026)

Refusal To Surrender Property To Clients

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When an attorney shall refuse to deliver money or papers to a person from or for whom the attorney has received them in the course of professional employment, the attorney may be required to do so, upon petition, by an order of court. Such order may be granted by the court in which the action was prosecuted, or, if no action was prosecuted, by the district court of the county where the attorney resides, or by the supreme court, and may require the attorney to make delivery within a time specified, or show cause why the attorney should not be punished for contempt. In the event an attorney shall retain money of a client under a claim of right, including a claim for fees and expenses, the court shall determine the amount, if any, due such attorney, and shall order that any surplus amount remaining after deduction thereof be surrendered to the client.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–2019 · leading case: In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Jensen, 468 N.W.2d 541 (Minn. 1991).
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In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Jensen, 468 N.W.2d 541 (Minn. 1991). · cites it 8× “The trial court properly entered the contempt order pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 481.14 (1990), which provides in relevant part: When an attorney shall refuse to deliver money or papers to a person from or for whom the attorney has received them in the course of professional…”
Vill. of New Brighton v. Jamison, 278 N.W.2d 321 (Minn. 1979). “1976, § 481.14. Under this statute, an attorney can be forced by a court order to deliver money or papers to a person from or for whom he received them in the course of his professional employment.”
In re Charges of Unprofessional Conduct in Panel Case No. 44387, 932 N.W.2d 310 (Minn. 2019). · cites it 6× “" Minn. Stat. § 481.14 (2018). Attorney focuses his argument on Rules 1.”
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