Rule 130.01 Applicability of Rules

Here's a plain English summary:

When a court commissioner handles juvenile cases or family law cases, this set of rules explains how those hearings and proceedings must work. Commissioners are court officials who help judges by hearing certain cases, and they follow special state laws (section 211.025 for juvenile matters and chapter 487 for family court matters).

This rule simply states that these procedures apply whenever a commissioner is the one hearing your case, rather than a judge. If your juvenile or family law case is being heard by a commissioner, these are the rules that control how the process moves forward.