(a) The District Court has jurisdiction of the following matters: civil cases or controversies other than actions involving land or matai titles, in which the amount in controversy shall not exceed $15,000; criminal cases in which the offense charged is a misdemeanor or any offense punishable by not more than 1 year of imprisonment; traffic cases except those involving a felony; initial appearances and preliminary examinations in all criminal cases; adoptions; actions arising under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, 42.0404 through 42.0454; actions arising under the Occupational Health and Safety Act; and public health offenses arising under 25.2001 et seq.
(b) The District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction and does not have jurisdiction over those matters under 3.0208 of which the High Court has original jurisdiction.
History: 1979, PL 16-28 § 16;amd 1979, PL 16-53 § 7, amd 1985, PL 19-81 2, amd 2008, PL 30-22.
Amendments: 1979 Subsection (a) added jurisdiction over adoption, actions under Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Support Act, and actions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
1985 Subsection (a). deleted “$3,000” and added “$5,000”.
Reviser’s Comment: The Occupational Health and Safety Act was repealed by PL 16-47.