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Small claims in St. Louis County covers money disputes up to $20,000 and runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in St. Louis County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. St. Louis County confirms the venue from the defendant's address or where the events happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Locations change. The court publishes its current small-claims address on its own page; Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District), in Duluth, is the courthouse listed for St. Louis County. St. Louis County covers 53 ZIP codes, including the Adolph, Alborn and Angora areas.
This court accepts electronic filing for small claims, so a case can be started without a courthouse trip.
The small claims list is heard in person, at the courthouse itself.
Two sets of evidence are needed, one for the judge and one for the other side, and some courts also take it electronically in advance.
Residents of St. Louis County, Minnesota bring small claims cases through the Minnesota Conciliation Court, which handles disputes up to $20,000. Cases are heard at the St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District), located at 100 North 5th Avenue West in Duluth, 55802. The courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and is closed Saturday and Sunday. It can be reached at (218) 221-7560, and county information is available at http://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/. The court serves a county population of 200,794 and covers communities including Duluth, Hibbing, Ely, Chisholm, Eveleth, Aurora, Babbitt, Cook, Floodwood, and Hoyt Lakes, along with ZIP codes such as 55705, 55719, 55731, 55746, and 55750. St. Louis County lies near Lake County, Itasca County, and Carlton County. Electronic filing is available for conciliation court matters in this county. The conciliation court reviews the claims presented by both parties and issues judgments in the cases it hears.
These 38 places sit inside St. Louis County:
Adolph, Alborn, Angora, Aurora, Babbitt, Biwabik, Brimson, Britt, Brookston, Buhl, Canyon, Chisholm, Cook, Cotton, Crane Lake, Duluth, Ely, Embarrass, Eveleth, Floodwood, Forbes, Gilbert, Hibbing, Hoyt Lakes, Iron, Kinney, Makinen, Meadowlands, Melrude, Mountain Iron, Orr, Saginaw, Side Lake, Soudan, Tower, Twig, Virginia, Winton.
Of Minnesota's 87 counties, St. Louis County is 6th by population at roughly 200,794 people. From Duluth, St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District) is roughly 37 miles from the Itasca County courthouse in Grand Rapids.
Neighbouring counties and the courts that serve them:
This is the part of the court built for ordinary money arguments. The procedure is stripped back, and there is a ceiling on the amount at stake.
Maximum claim
Two venues are usually open: where events took place, or where the other side is based.
You can't divide one dispute into several smaller cases to get around the limit.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
Minnesota conciliation court rules allow a party to be represented by a lawyer admitted to practice in Minnesota, and the judge decides the extent and manner in which the lawyer participates at the trial (Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 512(d), as amended effective July 1, 2026). Corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and similar entities may instead appear through an officer, manager, partner, or authorized employee under Minn. Stat. 491A.02, subd. 4.
Under-18s are represented by a guardian the court appoints.
Over the limit? Claims over the cap can go two ways: cut to the limit and stay, or move to regular civil court at full value. Cutting it normally waives the excess.
They are the same across all 53 St. Louis County ZIP codes, from 55602 onward. St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District) is the courthouse listed for St. Louis County.
Debts up to $20,000 belong in this court. These are the arguments people bring most frequently.
St. Louis County has about 200,794 residents. St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District) is the St. Louis County courthouse listed below.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Write up what is owed on the claim form, select the courthouse, and settle the filing fee.
Papers are delivered to the defendant, who may answer them or settle the matter first.
Expect a brief session rather than a trial, in person or by video where available, with a decision at the end or soon after.
This is the route a St. Louis County case takes, whether it starts in 55602 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes. Everything below applies to a case filed in St. Louis County, at the Duluth courthouse.
The defendant must be given formal notice after filing. This is service of process, and as a rule you are not permitted to serve the papers yourself.
Who may serve depends on the court: law enforcement, a paid process server, the clerk by certified mail, or a disinterested adult. Costs and rules are local.
How long before the hearing notice must be given is set by the court. That deadline arrives with your hearing date.
Whoever serves the papers completes a proof of service, which is filed with the court before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
Addresses in St. Louis County include places such as Adolph, Alborn and Angora. A St. Louis County address carries one of its 53 ZIP codes, 55602, 55701 and 55702 among them.
Filing is only possible for a set time after the events. Beyond it, the other side can have the claim thrown out.
| What the claim is about | Deadline to file |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 6 years |
| Personal injury | 6 years |
They do not change from one St. Louis County ZIP code to another, 55602 included. The same periods apply in St. Louis County as in nearby Lake County and Itasca County, which are in the same state.
In Minnesota, prejudgment interest follows a statutory formula rather than a fixed rate (Minn. Stat. §549.09).
To see what interest has added so far, the Squabble interest calculator works out the running total.
The rate above is the one for St. Louis County, population about 200,794. St. Louis County is under the same state rate as nearby Lake County and Itasca County.
Check that the amount is within the limit and that you're inside the statute of limitations for your claim type.
Get the defendant's legal name right, set out the events, and break down how the figure is reached.
File with the St. Louis County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $35–$75 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Service comes after the date is set. File the server's proof once the papers have been delivered.
Organize documents and exhibits so you can present them clearly at the hearing.
Turn up on the day, in person or remotely where offered, present what happened, and take the decision.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
St. Louis County papers go to St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District) in Duluth. St. Louis County takes in filings from 53 ZIP codes, 55602 first in the list.
Small claims hearings are short and informal, and the judge asks questions directly. Most people present their own case.
St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District) sits at the 55802 address shown above. Adolph, Alborn and Angora are among the St. Louis County places a hearing can draw parties from.
Winning and being paid are two different things. The judgment records what is owed; collecting it is its own process, backed by court remedies that vary from state to state.
Some states permit part of the debtor's wages to be diverted to the judgment until it is cleared.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Filing the judgment with the county can attach a lien to land or buildings the debtor owns.
The court can additionally require the debtor to appear and answer under oath about what they earn and own. An unsatisfied judgment usually carries statutory interest until it is paid.
Adolph, Alborn and Angora are among the St. Louis County places a judgment debtor may live in. The judgment in a St. Louis County case comes from St. Louis County Courthouse: Duluth Conciliation Court (Sixth Judicial District) in Duluth.
Last checked in August 2026. Court fees, limits and procedures move; verify them with the court first.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your St. Louis County case for you.
