Minn. Stat. § 548.101
(a) A party entitled to a judgment by default in a conciliation court or district court action upon an assigned obligation arising out of any consumer debt that is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and in default at the time of assignment shall apply to the court and submit, in addition to the request, application, or motion for judgment:
(7) in district court cases, proof that the party requesting the default judgment or the party's attorney mailed a notice of intent to apply for default judgment to the debtor. The notice must be mailed to the debtor at the debtor's last known address at least 14 days before the request, application, or motion for default, and must be substantially in the following form:
| Notice of Intent to Apply for Default Judgment | Case Type - Consumer Credit Contract | ||||
| STATE OF MINNESOTA | DISTRICT COURT | ||||
| COUNTY OF . | . JUDICIAL DISTRICT | ||||
| . | Plaintiff, | NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT | |||
| vs. | |||||
| . | Defendant. | Court File No. . | |||
| .............. [Plaintiff] has sued you to collect the following consumer debt that you originally owed to .............. [original creditor]: | |||||
| .............. [original creditor] | |||||
| .............. [last four digits of the debtor's account number] | |||||
| .............. [amount of debt] | |||||
| .............. [date of charge off or account closing date] | |||||
| .............. [Plaintiff] served this lawsuit on you on .............. [date]. Under Minnesota law, a lawsuit may be started against you even though it has not yet been filed in court and the court has no record of this lawsuit or this paperwork. You are in default because you did not serve a written Answer on time. .............. [Plaintiff] will ask the Court to enter a judgment against you without any further court proceedings, unless you mail a written Answer or written response contesting the debt within 14 days from the date below. A judgment is a court order that you must pay a certain amount of money. | |||||
| Dated: . | LAW FIRM, P.A. | ||||
| . | |||||
| Attorney Name, ID# | |||||
| Address | |||||
| Phone |
(c) Except in conciliation court cases or if a hearing is required under court rules, the court may either: