MNRCP Rule 68

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Below is Rule 68 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 68 deals with Offer of Judgment or Settlement, and is indexed under Chapter VII, dealing with Provisional And Final Remedies and Special Proceedings.

Rule 67. At any time prior to ten days before the trial begins, any party may serve upon an adverse party an offer to allow judgment to be entered to the effect specified in the offer or to pay or accept a specified sum of money, with costs and disbursements then accrued, either as to the claim of the offering party against the adverse party or as to the claim of the adverse party against the offering party. Acceptance of the offer shall be made by service of written notice of acceptance within ten days after service of the offer. If the offer is not accepted within the ten-day period, it is deemed withdrawn. During the ten-day period the offer is irrevocable. If the offer is accepted, either party may file the offer and the notice of acceptance, together with the proof of service thereof, and thereupon the court administrator shall enter judgment. An offer not accepted is not admissible, except in a proceeding to determine costs and disbursements. If the judgment finally entered is not more favorable to the offeree than the offer, the offeree must pay the offeror’s costs and disbursements. The fact that an offer is made but not accepted does not preclude a subsequent offer.