Serving the County Civil Summons

​Update to ​service method for civil summons 

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, Property Taxation & Elections can no longer accept civil summons on behalf of Steele County. The civil summons must be delivered in person to the Steele County Attorney's Office. This is a change to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 4.03 (e) (1). It does not affect the service of summons or other types of legal documents.

​Service Instructions:

Go to the Steele County Attorney's Office located at:

  1. 303 S Cedar Avenue, Owatonna, MN 55060
  2. The front desk employee or other staff members are authorized to accept service of a civil summons on behalf of the county attorney.
  3. The Attorney's Office can't accept service for Steele County employees listed as defendants on the civil summons unless confirmed by the employee to accept service on their behalf.

​Acknowledgement of ​​​Service

If requested, the Attorney's Office will issue the server an acknowledgement of service upon receiving the civil summons.