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MN Stat § 508A.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.32 — Under Control Of Court; Affixing Seal.

508A.32 UNDER CONTROL OF COURT; AFFIXING SEAL. The registrar of titles shall be at all times under the control of the district court, which may adopt rules governing the conduct of office as it may deem wise. Every registrar of titles shall have an official seal and affix it to all documents requiring the registrar's official signature. Provided, however, that instead of affixing the registrar's official seal to CPTs, the registrar may use a printed facsimile of it at all points in the CPT where the official seal is required. History:  1982 c 396 s 24; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 508A.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.321 — Appeal From Registrar's Decisions.

508A.321 APPEAL FROM REGISTRAR'S DECISIONS. If the registrar rejects a document for filing, a party in interest may refer the matter to the examiner of titles for review. The examiner of titles may approve the document for filing by endorsing the words "Approved for Filing" on the document. Upon approval, the registrar shall accept the document for filing. History:   1994 c 388 art 3 s 6
MN Stat § 508A.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.33 — Deputies.

508A.33 DEPUTIES. The registrar of titles may appoint one or more deputy registrars of titles, who may also be deputy county recorders, to act in the registrar's stead. Deputy registrars shall act in the name of the registrar and their acts shall be the registrar's acts. The registrar shall be liable for any neglect or omission of a deputy to the same extent as for the registrar's own neglect or omission. The registrar may, with the consent of the county board, employ clerks as may be required to properly perform the duties of office. In all counties in which the county recorder does not receive the fees of the office in lieu of a salary, the county board shall fix the compensation of all deputy registrars and clerks appointed or employed by the registrar which shall be paid out of any county funds not otherwise appropriated. History:  1982 c 396 s 25; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 508A.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.34 — Cpts; Entering And Binding.

508A.34 CPTS; ENTERING AND BINDING. The registrar shall enter all first and subsequent CPTs by binding or entering them in the order of their numbers in a book to be known as the "Register of Titles; CPT." The entering and binding shall be done in the same manner, with the same procedures, and to the same effect as for certificates of title under section 508.34. History:   1982 c 396 s 26
MN Stat § 508A.349 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.349 — Official Signature Of Registrar Of Titles.

508A.349 OFFICIAL SIGNATURE OF REGISTRAR OF TITLES. When the official signature of the registrar of titles, or that of a deputy, is required under section 508A.35 or 508A.38, an electronically generated facsimile signature or name may be used. History:   1998 c 314 s 9
MN Stat § 508A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.35 — Forms Of Cpt.

508A.35 FORMS OF CPT. The CPT shall contain the name and residence of the owner, a description of the land and of the estate of the owner, and shall by memorial contain a description of all encumbrances, liens, and interests to which the estate of the owner is subject. In case the land is held in trust or subject to any condition or limitation, it shall state the nature and character of it. It shall be in substantially the following form: CERTIFICATE OF POSSESSORY TITLE (CPT) First Certificate of Possessory Title, pursuant to the Directive of the Examiner of Titles, County of ..........., and State of Minnesota, date .................., ..... Registration of Possessory Title     ) ss.   .   Registrar of Titles, in and for the   County of .   and State of Minnesota.   All CPTs issued subsequent to the first shall be in like form except that they shall be entitled "Transfer from number (here give the number of the next previous CPT relating to the same land)," and shall also contain the words "Originally registered (date, volume, and page of registration)." CPTs shall be indexed and maintained in the same manner as provided for certificates of title under chapter 508. History:  1982 c 396 s 27; 1983 c 92 s 27; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 8; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 46; 2001 c 50 s 17; 2003 c 5 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 508A.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.36 — Certificates And Copies As Evidence.

508A.36 CERTIFICATES AND COPIES AS EVIDENCE. The first CPT and all subsequent ones shall have the same evidentiary force as provided for certificates of title in section 508.36. History:   1982 c 396 s 29
MN Stat § 508A.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.37 — Tract Indexes; Reception Books; Forms Of Records.

508A.37 TRACT INDEXES; RECEPTION BOOKS; FORMS OF RECORDS. The registrar shall keep tract indexes, reception books, and forms of records for CPTs, and shall perform the duties relating to it in the same manner that is required of the registrar under sections 508.37 and 508A.38. History:   1982 c 396 s 30
MN Stat § 508A.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.38 — Forms Of Records Adopted.

508A.38 FORMS OF RECORDS ADOPTED. Instruments affecting the title to land, filed with the registrar pursuant to sections 508A.01 to 508A.85, shall be numbered consecutively by the registrar to the extent practicable and the registrar shall endorse upon each instrument over the registrar's official signature, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES, ... COUNTY, MINNESOTA, CERTIFIED AND FILED ON, together with the date, hour, and minute when the instrument is filed, the document number thereof, and a reference to the proper CPT. Instruments shall be copied or reproduced as provided by section 15.17, as amended. Instruments shall then be returned in person or by mail to the party who presented the instruments for filing or to any other party to whom the registrar is directed to deliver the instruments. When the memorial of any instrument is made upon any CPT, the date, number, and time of filing of it shall also be endorsed upon the CPT. All records and papers relating to registered land in the office of the registrar shall be open to the inspection of the public at the times and under the conditions as the court may prescribe. Duplicates of all instruments, voluntary or involuntary, filed and registered with the registrar, may be presented with the originals, and shall thereupon be endorsed with the file number, and other memoranda on the originals, and may be attested and sealed by the registrar, and returned to the person presenting them. The registrar shall furnish certified copies of the instruments filed and registered in the registrar's office, upon payment of a fee as provided in section 357.18. History:  1982 c 396 s 31; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 11; 1998 c 314 s 11; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 47
MN Stat § 508A.381 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.381 — Official Records; Compilation, Maintenance, And Storage Of Information.

508A.381 OFFICIAL RECORDS; COMPILATION, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE OF INFORMATION. The registrar of titles may select and use alternative methods for the compilation, maintenance, and storage of the information contained in the official records listed in sections 508A.34 and 508A.37, subject to the following conditions: (1) the methods selected must provide for access to the information contained in the records by those authorized by law to have access to that information; and (2) the methods selected must provide for the preservation of the information contained in the records to the extent specified by law. History:   1998 c 314 s 10
MN Stat § 508A.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.39 — Notices After Registration; Service.

508A.39 NOTICES AFTER REGISTRATION; SERVICE. All notices required by sections 508A.01 to 508A.85, after the original registration, either by the registrar or by the court, shall be served on the persons to be notified in the following manner: The notice shall be served upon a resident of the state in the manner now provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action, and the same proof of service shall be made. It shall be served upon a person who is not a resident of the state by sending the same by mail to the person at the person's post office address, as stated in the CPT or in any registered instrument on file with the registrar. The certificate of the registrar or court administrator that any notice has been mailed as required shall be conclusive proof of the service of the notice, but the court may, in any case, order different or other service of it by publication or otherwise. History:  1982 c 396 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 508A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.40 — Copy Of Cpt To Be Furnished To Owner.

508A.40 COPY OF CPT TO BE FURNISHED TO OWNER. When a CPT is entered, the registrar shall make a copy of it and deliver it to the owner or the owner's authorized agent. The copy need not be presented or surrendered to permit an instrument, voluntary or otherwise, to be filed or a new CPT to be entered, or a memorial to be made on a CPT. History:  1982 c 396 s 33; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 48
MN Stat § 508A.421 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.421 — Exchange Cpt.

508A.421 EXCHANGE CPT. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1999 c 11 art 1 s 72] Subd. 1a. Reissuance. The owner or agent of the owner of registered land may request the registrar of titles to issue a new CPT free from the memorials of all interests which have terminated. Subd. 2. Multiple parcels or interests. The owner or owners of registered land holding (1) one CPT for two or more parcels of land or (2) one CPT for undivided interests in one or more parcels of land may request the registrar to issue separate CPTs to each owner or for each parcel or any combination thereof as may be desired consistent with their registered interests, provided a registered land survey is not required by section 508A.47. When the registrar of titles has issued more than one CPT to one or more owners for one or more parcels of land, the owner or owners may request the registrar to issue a single CPT for all of the land to the owner or owners of the land, or the registrar may issue two or more CPTs to the owner or owners of the land or for each parcel or any combination thereof as may be desired consistent with their registered interests, provided a registered land survey is not required by section 508A.47. Subd. 3. Exchange CPT designation. A CPT issued pursuant to this section shall be known as an exchange CPT. History:  1983 c 92 s 28; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 49; 2001 c 50 s 24; 2017 c 16 s 16
MN Stat § 508A.422 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.422 — Combined Certificate.

508A.422 COMBINED CERTIFICATE. Subdivision 1. Combining CPT and certificate of title. The owner of registered land holding a CPT and a certificate of title may request the registrar of titles to issue a single certificate of title, to be known as a combined certificate of title, for the lands described in the CPT and the certificate of title. The combined certificate of title must be in the form prescribed in section 508.35 and must also contain, following the statement required by section 508.35 regarding rights or encumbrances subsisting, a statement in substantially the following form: "This certificate of title is also a CPT as to the lands described herein included in the examiner's directive shown by memorial on this certificate of title and those lands are subject to any claims that may be made pursuant to section 508A.17 within five years from the date of the first CPT." Subd. 2. Applicable statute. Chapter 508 applies to the lands in the combined certificate of title which are registered under that chapter or which have been integrated pursuant to section 508A.85, subdivision 5. This chapter applies to the lands in the combined certificate of title which are registered pursuant to this chapter and which have not been integrated pursuant to section 508A.85, subdivision 5. History:   2001 c 50 s 25
MN Stat § 508A.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.43 — Effective Date Of Cpt.

508A.43 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CPT. When entered in the register, the first CPT shall relate back to and take effect as of the date the examiner's of titles directive is filed with the registrar of titles pursuant to section 508A.22, subdivision 1. History:   1982 c 396 s 36
MN Stat § 508A.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.46 — Plats Of Registered Land.

508A.46 PLATS OF REGISTERED LAND. The owner of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 may plat it and subdivide it into lots and blocks in like manner as in the case of unregistered land. All laws with reference to the subdivision and platting of unregistered land shall apply with like force and effect to registered land excepting only that the surveyor's plat of it shall be filed with the registrar. History:  1982 c 396 s 39; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 508A.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.48 — Filed Instrument Affecting Title Is Notice.

508A.48 FILED INSTRUMENT AFFECTING TITLE IS NOTICE. (a) Every conveyance, lien, attachment, order, decree, or judgment, or other instrument or proceeding, which would affect the title to unregistered land under existing laws, if recorded, or filed with the county recorder, shall, in like manner, affect the title to land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 if filed and registered with the registrar in the county where the real estate is situated, and shall be notice to all persons from the time of the registering or filing of the interests therein created. Neither the reference in a registered instrument to an unregistered instrument or interest nor the joinder in a registered instrument by a party or parties with no registered interest shall constitute notice, either actual or constructive, of an unregistered interest. (b) An instrument acknowledged in a representative capacity as defined in section 358.52 on behalf of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or trust that is otherwise entitled to be recorded shall be recorded if the acknowledgment made in a representative capacity is substantially in the form prescribed in chapter 358, without further inquiry into the authority of the person making the acknowledgment. History:  1982 c 396 s 41; 1983 c 92 s 30; 2008 c 341 art 3 s 6; 2018 c 176 art 2 s 11
MN Stat § 508A.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.49 — Interest Less Than Fee; Noticed By Memorial.

508A.49 INTEREST LESS THAN FEE; NOTICED BY MEMORIAL. No new CPT shall be issued upon any transfer of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 which does not divest the title in fee simple of the land, or some part of it. All interests in the registered land, less than an estate in fee simple, shall be registered by filing with the registrar the instrument which creates, transfers, or claims the interest, and by brief memorandum or memorial of it made and signed by the registrar upon the CPT. The cancellation of interests shall be registered in the same manner. History:  1982 c 396 s 42; 1983 c 92 s 31; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 51
MN Stat § 508A.491 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.491 — Transfer Statement For Contract For Deed.

508A.491 TRANSFER STATEMENT FOR CONTRACT FOR DEED. Subdivision 1. Definition. In this section, "transfer statement for a contract for deed" means a document that: (1) is a transfer statement made in compliance with section 336.9-619(a); and (2) transfers a seller's interest in an executory contract for the sale of land or of an interest in land that entitles the purchaser to possession of the land. Subd. 2. Registration of statement. A transferee under a transfer statement for a contract for deed is entitled to have the statement recorded as provided in section 336.9-619(b). The registrar shall enter a memorial of the statement on the certificate of title for the land in which the debtor has a registered interest. Subd. 3. New certificate of title. If a transferee under a transfer statement for a contract for deed has become the owner in fee of the land, or any part of it, the transferee may have the title registered. To do so, the transferee must petition the court for a new certificate of title to the land. On receiving the petition, the court shall notify the parties in interest and order a new certificate issued to the petitioner. The registrar shall issue a new certificate of title to the land, or the part of the land, the petitioner owns, as in the case of a voluntary conveyance. Subd. 4. Financing statements. A financing statement that is filed pursuant to section 336.9-502(b) need not contain: (1) the signatures of the debtor or the secured party; or (2) an acknowledgment, and must be filed with the registrar, and shown as a memorial on the certificate of title. History:   2001 c 195 art 1 s 22
MN Stat § 508A.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.50 — Instruments To Have Name And Address.

508A.50 INSTRUMENTS TO HAVE NAME AND ADDRESS. Every deed or other voluntary instrument which is presented for registration shall contain or have endorsed upon it the full name and post office address of the grantee, or other person, who acquires or claims an interest under the instrument. All names and addresses shall also be entered upon the CPT. Any change in the post office address of the person shall be memorialized on the CPT upon the filing of an affidavit from the person of the change. This section does not apply to a transfer on death deed or clearance certificate under section 507.071. History:  1982 c 396 s 43; 1983 c 92 s 32; 2009 c 30 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 508A.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.51 — Voluntary Instrument.

508A.51 VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENT. Subdivision 1. New CPT or memorial of registration. When any voluntary instrument made by the registered owner or the registered owner's attorney-in-fact is presented for registration, the registrar shall enter a new CPT or make a memorial of registration in accordance with the instrument, and the new CPT or memorial shall be binding upon the registered owner and upon all persons claiming under the registered owner in favor of every purchaser for value and in good faith. In all cases of registration which are procured by fraud, the owner may pursue all legal and equitable remedies against the parties to the fraud, without prejudice to the rights of any innocent holder for value of a CPT. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1999 c 11 art 1 s 72] History:  1982 c 396 s 44; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 17; 1995 c 92 s 3; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 52
MN Stat § 508A.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.53 — Transfer And Payment Of Taxes.

508A.53 TRANSFER AND PAYMENT OF TAXES. All laws requiring deeds, plats, or other instruments affecting unregistered land to bear the endorsement of the proper city or county officials showing that all taxes or assessments upon the same have been paid, shall be operative as to land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85, and all laws shall be complied with before any deed, plat, or other instrument affecting the registered land shall be filed with the registrar. History:   1982 c 396 s 46
MN Stat § 508A.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.54 — Mortgage.

508A.54 MORTGAGE. The owner of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 may mortgage it by deed or other instrument sufficient in law for that purpose and the mortgage or other instrument may be assigned, extended, discharged, or released, either in whole or in part, or otherwise dealt with by the mortgagee by any form of deed or instrument sufficient in law for the purpose. The deed, mortgage, or other instrument, and all instruments assigning, extending, discharging, releasing, or otherwise dealing with the same, shall be registered and take effect upon the title only from the time of registration. History:   1982 c 396 s 47
MN Stat § 508A.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.55 — Registration Of Mortgage; Memorial Entered On Cpt.

508A.55 REGISTRATION OF MORTGAGE; MEMORIAL ENTERED ON CPT. The registration of a mortgage made by the registered owner, the registered owner's attorney-in-fact, or by a party who has an interest registered on the CPT other than the registered owner or the registered owner's attorney-in-fact, shall be made in the following manner: The mortgage deed or other instrument to be registered shall be presented to the registrar and the registrar shall enter upon the CPT a memorial of the instrument registered, the exact time of filing, and its file number. The registrar shall also note upon the registered instrument the time of filing and a reference to the volume and page where it is registered. History:  1982 c 396 s 48; 1983 c 92 s 33; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 463 s 18; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 21; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 54
MN Stat § 508A.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings|Section 508A.56 — Assignment And Discharge Of Mortgage.

508A.56 ASSIGNMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE. When a mortgage is assigned, extended, or otherwise dealt with, a memorial of the instrument shall be made upon the CPT. In case only a part of the mortgage upon the land is intended to be released or discharged, a memorial of the partial release shall be entered. History:  1982 c 396 s 49; 1992 c 463 s 19; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 55