Bond Or Insurance Needed Before an Abstractor License Is Issued. (386.66)

ABSTRACTING

Board of abstractors. (214.01)

Bond or insurance needed before an abstractor license is issued. (386.66)

County Recorder, defines rights of county recorder as set forth in. (386.61)

Definition of licensed abstractor. (386.37 & 386.74)

Employment of abstractor by county recorder. (386.73)

Fees. (357.18)

License to abstract or issue certificate showing ownership of liens. (386.62)

Public access to records. (386.71)

Public building, county board may authorize bonded abstractor to use public building for abstracting.

Fee set by statute. (386.18)

Record, abstract records, provides for employment and compensation for transcription. (386.29)

Seal and signatures of person signing abstracts to be filed with executive secretary. (386.67)

ABSTRACTS

Abstract as valid evidence of the existence or non-existence of records. (386.72)

Abstract of title, continuation and partial abstracts. (386.37)

Abstracts of title received in evidence. (600.19)

Abstract of title, storage and transfer. (386.375)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgments prior to execution date immaterial. (507.251 & Title Standard 43)

Association (Savings) instruments, who may acknowledge. (51A.52)

Certificate. (358.47) (358.42)

Certificate of translation shall be required. (507.46)

Certification, signature of official of the USA . (272.482)

Corporation. (358.25)

Corporation partnership effect. (358.50)

County recorder may take and certify acknowledgments. (358.15)

Definition. (358.41)

Federal authority. (358.45)

Foreign authority. (358.46)

Foreign language shall require certificate of translation. (507.46)

Form – Short form of acknowledgments. (358.48)

Instruments acknowledged. (600.14)

Married person shall be described as spouse of the other. (358.14)

Notarial acts in this state. (358.43)

Officers that have power to take and certify acknowledgments:

Within the state of Minnesota. (358.15)

Out of the state of Minnesota. (358.44)

Secretary of state, authorization. (5.07)

ACTIONS NOT MAINTAINABLE (519.101)

ADVERSE CLAIM (541.02)

ADOPTION- See Vital Statistics

AERONAUTICS

Zoning regulations order, joint airport zoning board. (360.063 Subd. 7)

Zoning regulations, adoptions of municipal or county zoning board. (360.064 Subd. 2)

AFFIDAVITS

As evidence, identification. (507.29)

Affidavits of publication. (600.10)

Affidavits of Postponement – mortgage foreclosure. (580.07)

Affidavit of Survivorship. (600.21)

Affidavit of Unrecorded Mortgage – Notice (507.332)

AGRICULTUREAL ASSOCIATIONS

Annual reports, filing. (38.04)

AGRICULTURAL

Aliens & non-American Corporations may NOT buy agricultural land. (500.221)

AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ACT (METROPOLITAN)

Application, covenant and agreement, abstract and Torrens. (473H.05)

Definitions. (473H.02)

Notice of date of expiration. (473H.08)

Notification. (473H.06)

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS LIEN

Creates lien under 336.9. (514.945)

ANIMALS

Stray animals, notice of. (346.02)

Unclaimed animals, summary sale. (514.93)

ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT

Filing requirements. (519.11)

APPEALS

Salaries, fees, budget. (386.015)

ARMORIES

Mortgage, recording of, no payment of mortgage registry tax. (193.147)

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (302a)

ASSIGNMENTS

Powers of Court (577.10)

Real Estate, recoding provisions (577.02)

ATTORNEYS LIEN

Liens for attorneys fees recorded. (481.13)

BANKS

See CORPORATIONS (FINANCIAL)

BANKRUPTCY DOCUMENTS

Designates those which may be filed. (386.45)

BIRTH RECORDS-See VITAL STATISTICS

BLANKET SATISFACTIONS, ETC – 357.18 s 1 (2)

BONDS (OATHS AND APPOINTMENTS)

Bonds, place of filing. (574.21)

COUNTY OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL (382.01)

Assessor (273.061)

Attorney and assistant (388.01 & 388.10)

Auditor and deputy (384.02 & 384.08)

Architects, landscape and exemption (326.02 & 326.13)

Clerk of District Court (485.01 & 487.10)

Coroner and deputy (390.01 & 390.05)

County commissioners (375.03)

County Officials and Personnel (382.01)

Court commissioner (489.03)

Eligibility (385.01)

Engineers and exemption (326.02 & 326.13)

Purchasing agent (375.75)

Probate referee (525.10)

Recorder and deputy (386.01 & 386.33 & 382.01)

Registrars and deputies (508.31 & 508.33; 508A.31 & 508A.33)

Sheriff and deputy (387.01, 387.14 & 387.145)

Sheriff civil service (387.33)

Surveyor and exemption (389.011 & 326.02) (326.13)

Town clerks (367.10)

Town law enforcement (367.401)

Town officials (367.25 & 367.23)

Town officials, oath & papers where filed (386.44)

Town, state, county and schools (358.11)

Treasurer and deputy (385.01 & 385.02)

BOUNDARY LINES

Boundary Commission establishment. (465.79)

Court action to determine. (559.23)

County Boundary Changes

Plats in transfer. (370.21)

Real estate transfer. (370.18)

BUSINESS TRUST

May record declaration of trust. (318.02 Subd. 3(5))

CARTWAY- See Roads

Permitted and Mandatory. (164.08)

CEMETERIES

Abandoned cemeteries, filing of judgment to quiet title. (306.24)

Area of more than 80 acres must file plat. (306.65)

Articles of reorganization. (306.68)

Association vacancies, filing requirements. (306.111 Subd. 4)

Correctional facilities – cemeteries to be filed. (241.16 Subd.6)

County acceptance of donations/expenditures. (375.273)

Crematory filing requirements (public). (306.02)

Eminent domain. (306.05)

Exempt from deed tax. (287.22)

Lot arrangement, not necessary to file plat. (306.66)

Neglected – duties of town board. (306.245)

Officers and trustees, reorganization, recording requirements. (306.68 S 4)

Permanent care and improvement fund. (306.41)

Perpetual maintenance trustees. (306.61)

Plats and surveys of lots, avenues, alleys and walks. (306.05)

Private cemeteries, plat requirements. (307.01)

Private cemeteries, transfer to association or corporation by filing resolution. (307.06)

Private cemeteries, transfer of unsold lots. (307.07)

Public cemetery. (306)

Religious cemeteries, filing requirements. (306.70)

State operated – plat to be recorded. (246.33)

Town board authority. (365.26)

Trustees to be recorded. (306.61)

Vacancies, filing requirements. (306.111 S 4) 6

CERTIFICATE OF REAL ESTATE VALUE

Filing requirements. (272.115) except Government (Subd. 5)

No transfer of title to be recorded without CREV. (287.241 Subd. 2)

CERTIFIED COPIES

Authentication. (386.52)

Certified copy equal to original. (600.17) (600.22)

Recordable. (507.25) (600.13)

CERTIFIED POSSESSORY TITLE (CPT) CHAPER 508a.

CHURCH PEWS

Deeds, provisions for recording. (507.28)

CITY

Charters, metro area, filing requirements. (410.11)

Execution of instruments executed by a city. (412.201)

CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

Decree Descent – (525.313)

TODD – 507.071 (Subd. 23)

COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY CIC (515B)

CIC number from Recorder. (515B.1-116 (6)

CECT/CICCT (508.351)

Condominiums – all Torrens or all Abstract: MN Rules of Court - 222; 508

Do not index additional real estate. (515B.1-116)

Simultaneous deed. (515B.2-101 (a) (3)

COMPLIANCE FUND

Certificate of compliance. (357.182 Subd.6)

Recording requirements. 2010 - 10 business days (357.182)

COMPUTER SECURITY

Facilitating – gross misdemeanor. (609.8913)

CONDOMINIUM

Condominium Law – Definition of law. (515.02)

Recording. (515.15)

Number assigned by Recorder (515A.2-101 (f)

Uniform condominium act. (515A)

CREDIT UNIONS

Bylaws and amendments. (52.02)

Merger. (52.203)

Voluntary dissolutions. (52.20 Subd. 2)

INDUSTRIAL LOAN & THRIFT COMPANIES

Certificate of place of business. (53.03 Subd. 5)

CORPORATIONS INSURANCE

Ancillary formal proceedings. (60B.55)

Conservation of property of foreign or alien insurers. (60B.52 Subd. 2)

Fraudulent transfers after petition, effect of. (60B.31)

Liquidation orders. (60B.21 Subd. 1)

Liquidator, powers of. (60B.25 (9)

Liquidation of property of foreign or alien insurers. (60B.53 Subd.2)

Mergers and consolidations. (60A.16)

Rehabilitation orders. (60B.16 Subd.1)

MUTUAL COMPANIES

Domestic mutual insurance companies. (66A.21 Subd.2)

Regulation requirements. (66A.08 Subd.4)

COUNTY OFFICIALS

Administrator/Auditor – 375A

Auditor – 384

Treasurer –385

Recorder – 386

Sheriff - 387

Attorney - 388

Surveyor - 389

Coroner - 390

Assessor - 391

COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES

Plats in transfer. (370.21)

Real Estate Transfer. (370.18)

COUNTY OPTION LAW

County Recorder abolished under executive or county manager plan. (375A.04)

County Recorder appointed. (375A.10)

County Recorder consolidated with other offices. (375A.11)

COUNTY RECORDER

Change fund, establishment of. (375.45)

Credit cards. (375.171)

Crimes affecting Recorder and employees. (609.415-.475)

Defines County Recorder and Registrar of Titles. (88.01 Subd.21)

Equipment and supplies. (375.14)

Establishment of a new county. (375.03)

Field notes of US surveys filed with Recorder. (389.05)

Office, location. (382.04)

Office, term of. (382.01)

Official seal. (386.40)

Misconduct of Recorder or employee. (609.43)

Neglect of duty. (375.181)

New County – record in old county with same effect. (507.30)

Records delivered to successor in office. (386.02)

Records not delivered to successor in office. (609.44)

Resignations, vacancies, removal. (351)

Rely on submitting parties to record in correct department. (386.071) 12

Rights, definition of. (386.74)

Supplies and equipment for County Recorder. (375.14)

Unauthorized compensation. (609.45)

Vacancy in County Recorder’s office replaced by board. (375.08)

CREDIT UNIONS

See CORPORATIONS (FINANCIAL)

DEATH RECORDS – See Vital Statistics

DEEDS

Abstract property, when not defected by defeasance. (507.38)

Church pews or slips. (507.28)

Conveyance, definition of. (507.01)

Conveyances by husband and wife, powers of attorney. (507.02)

Correct title or technical errors. (272.15)

Covenant, condition, restriction, reversion clause. (500.02)

Conveyance, recorded 15 years are validated. (507.72)

Creating or exercising power of appointment over real property a conveyance. (502.72)

Defeasible estates. (500.20 & 507.38)

Drafted by. (507.091)

Encumbrances, grantor to make known. (507.20)

Foreign language, recorder shall not accept without translation. (507.20)

Forgery. (507.23)

Land exchanged – class A. (94.343)

Land exchanged – class B. (94.344)

Married conveyance by both. (507.02)

Quit Claim Deed passes all estate of grantor. (507.06)

Ramsey court commissioner may acknowledge deeds or other written instruments. (383A.35)

Standards for documents recording. (507.093)

Tenant, conveyance by for life or years. (507.19)

Transfer on Death Deed (TODD). (507.071)

Translation to be attached to deed in foreign language. (507.46)

Vacated public right of way, conveyance of. (507.46)

Warranty and Quit Claim Deed forms. (507.07)

DEED TAX

Deed tax exemption. (287.22)

Recording requirements. (287.241)

DEFERRED ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES

Cities, filing requirements. (429.061 Subd.2)

County filing requirements. (435.194)

DELINQUENT TAX CERTFICATION

Deed to correct title defect, County Attorney can waive delinquent taxes. (272.12)

Taxes paid transfer entered. (272.12)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 83

Registration of subdivided lands. (83.23)

DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS (386.78)

DEPOSIT OF PAPERS

Deposit of paper with the County Recorder. (600.23)

DEPUTIES (386.33)

DISABILITY REDEMPTION

See TAX FORFEITED LAND

DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE RECORDS – 386.47

DITCH LIENS

County Auditor tabular statements, powers and duties. (88.41)

Drainage. (103E)

DIVORCE

Conflict – Judgment & Decree and Summary Disposition. (518.191 S 5)

Definition of marital property. (518.003)

Divorce exempt from deed tax. (287.04 (a)

Division of marital property. (518.58)

Name Change. (518.26)

Summary Real Estate Disposition Judgment - SRED. (518.191)

Transfer of property. (518.191 Subd. 4)

DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE

Deposit of papers. (600.23)

DRAFTING STATEMENT

Provisions for Drafted By: (507.091)

EASEMENTS

Condemnation, original plat as evidence. (463.06)

Condemnation, filing notice of pendency. (463.17)

Creation by common owner. (507.47)

License is not an easement – unrecordable. (MN Digest 1.03)

Must be described over private property. (301B.03)

Registered in Torrens. (508.04 Subd. 2)

Solar or wind, filing provisions. (500.30)

ELECTIONS

General provisions. (204B)

Municipal. (205)

School district. (205A)

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS – 325L

EQUIPMENT FUND

First bill. (Ch. 26 L.1991) (See also 357.18 Subd. 1)

Technology Fund. (357.18 Subd. 1)

EMINENT DOMAIN

Building line easement, acquisition of. (463.02)

Cemeteries. (306.05)

Condemnation of an easement, original plat as evidence. (463.06)

Easement, provides for filing notice of pendency. (463.17)

Filing of final certificate. (117.205)

Notice of Pendency. (117.065)

ELECTRONIC RECORDING - (ERER)

Administration, Certificate of notarial acts. (358.47)

Electronic recording. (358.41)

ERERC. (507.0945)

Definitions. (507.0941)

Effect of acknowledgment. (358.50)

Electronic Seal. (359.03 Subd.4)

Notarial powers. (359.04)

Notary date of expiration of commission and name. (359.05)

Recorders signature may be electronic. (386.409)

Recording of documents. (507.0944)

Standard of conduct – notary. (359.085

Standards and practices. (507.0946

Title. (507.0949)

FARM BILL

County conservation account. (40A.152)

Crop liens. (514.963 & 514.964)

Farm Disposal of solid waste (17.135)

Landlord lien. (514.960)

Livestock liens. (514.965 & 514.966)

Mediation. (550.365, 559.209, 583.25, 583.26)

Producers lien. (514.945)

Redemption. (550.175, 582.041)

Veterinarian lien – unclaimed animal. (514.93, 514.94)

FARM NAMES

Recorded with a description of the farm. (386.36)

FEDERAL AGENCY

Filing of maps, surveys, plats of a federal agency. (386.51)

FEDERAL LAND

Acquisition by U.S. of any federal land. (1.046)

Governor accepts federal land for the state. (1.0431 Subd. 2)

FEDERAL LIENS

Duties of filing officer. (272.483)

Execution of. (272.482)

Filing fees. (272.484)

Obsolete records, disposal of. (386.46, 386.47)

Place of filing. (272.481)

Taxes paid by tenant or other person becomes lien upon notice filed with county recorder. (272.45)

Uniform commercial code system, filing. (268.058)

FEES

Abstracts, real estate, plats, condominium floor plans, documents, certified copies, etc. (357.18)

STATE TAX LIENS – (270c.63)

State Tax Liens filed on or after July 1, 1986 are not billed to MN Dept. of Rev. - fee will be paid

at time of release. (270C.63 Subd. 6)

Releases of state Tax Liens – when original liens was recorded prior to July 1, 1986 – taxpayer must