§ RULE 5A NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO A STATUTE

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RULE 5A. NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO A STATUTE

    A party that files a pleading, written motion, or other paper drawing into question the constitutionality of a federal or state statute must promptly:

    (1) file a notice of constitutional question stating the question and identifying the paper that raises it, if:

    (A) a federal statute is questioned and neither the United States nor any of its agencies, officers, or employees is a party in an official capacity, or

    (B) a state statute is questioned and neither the state nor any of its agencies, officers, or employees is a party in an official capacity; and

    (2) serve the notice and paper on the Attorney General of the United States if a federal statute is challenged, or on the Minnesota Attorney General if a state statute is challenged, by United States Mail to afford the Attorney General an opportunity to intervene.