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MN Stat § 344.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.13 — Lands First Enclosed.

344.13 LANDS FIRST ENCLOSED. When unenclosed lands are afterwards enclosed, the owner or occupant of the lands shall pay one-half of the value of each partition fence extending upon the line between that person's land and the enclosure of any other owner or occupant. If the parties do not agree, the value must be ascertained by the fence viewers and stated in writing. If an owner or occupant fails to pay within 60 days after the value is ascertained and a demand made, the owner of the fence may recover the value and the cost of ascertaining it in a civil action. History:  (7260) RL s 2762; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 344.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.14 — Viewers When Fence On Town Line.

344.14 VIEWERS WHEN FENCE ON TOWN LINE. If a partition fence is to be built on a line between towns, or partly in one town and partly in another, two supervisors, one from each town, shall be the fence viewers. History:  (7261) RL s 2763; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 344.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.16 — Division Or Recorded Agreement Runs With The Land.

344.16 DIVISION OR RECORDED AGREEMENT RUNS WITH THE LAND. If the line upon which a partition fence is to be built between unimproved lands has been divided by the fence viewers or by the recorded agreement of the parties, the several landowners, and their heirs and assigns forever, shall erect and maintain fences in accordance with the divisions. History:  (7263) RL s 2765; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 344.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.17 — Failure Of Viewer To Perform Duty; Penalty.

344.17 FAILURE OF VIEWER TO PERFORM DUTY; PENALTY. A fence viewer who unreasonably fails to perform a duty required by this chapter shall forfeit $5 to the town or city and be liable to the injured party for all resulting damages. History:  (7264) RL s 2766; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 344.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.18 — Compensation Of Viewers.

344.18 COMPENSATION OF VIEWERS. Fence viewers must be paid for their services by the person employing them. The town board may by resolution require the person employing the fence viewers to post a bond or other security acceptable to the board for the total estimated costs before the viewing takes place. The total estimated costs may include the cost of professional and other services, hearing costs, administrative costs, recording costs, and other costs and expenses which the town may incur in connection with the viewing. History:  (7265) RL s 2767; 1949 c 719 s 1; 1979 c 89 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1; 2009 c 152 s 6
MN Stat § 344.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.19 — Viewers In Counties Not Organized Into Towns.

344.19 VIEWERS IN COUNTIES NOT ORGANIZED INTO TOWNS. In counties not organized into towns, the county commissioners are fence viewers and are governed by this chapter, except that county commissioners shall not receive the per diem provided in section 344.18 but may be paid a per diem pursuant to section 375.055, subdivision 1, and their necessary expenses, including mileage in accordance with section 471.665. History:  (7266) RL s 2768; 1975 c 301 s 6; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 344.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 344 — Partition Fences|Section 344.20 — City Or Town Option.

344.20 CITY OR TOWN OPTION. (a) If eight or more landowners in a home rule charter or statutory city or town petition the governing body for a vote on a partition fence policy, the governing body may adopt its own policy and procedures for dealing with partition fences, including enforcement procedures. When a town board adopts a partition fence policy, the policy must be approved by the electors of the town at an annual or special town meeting, in which case this chapter does not apply in that town. (b) This chapter applies to any partition fence lying on the boundary between a political subdivision that has adopted its own partition fence policy and any other political subdivision unless the other political subdivision has adopted a similar policy. History:  1982 c 616 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1; 2004 c 228 art 2 s 9; 2016 c 102 s 2
MN Stat § 345.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.01 — Duty Of Consignee Or Bailee.

345.01 DUTY OF CONSIGNEE OR BAILEE. When any personal property shall be consigned to or deposited with any forwarding merchant, wharfinger, warehouse operator, innkeeper, or storage or express company, such consignee or bailee shall immediately cause to be entered in a proper book kept by the consignee or bailee a description of such property, with the date of its reception; and, if not consigned or deposited for the purpose of being forwarded according to directions received by such consignee or bailee at or before the reception thereof, the consignee or bailee shall immediately notify the owner by mail, if the owner's name and residence be known or can be reasonably ascertained. History:  (7298) RL s 2797; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 345.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.02 — Unclaimed Property May Be Sold Upon Notice; Summary Sale.

345.02 UNCLAIMED PROPERTY MAY BE SOLD UPON NOTICE; SUMMARY SALE. If any property is not claimed or taken away within one year after its reception, it may be sold upon 60 days' notice. If it is perishable or subject to decay by keeping, it may be sold, if not taken away within 30 days, upon ten days' notice. If it is in a state of decay, or manifestly liable to decay, it may be summarily sold by order of any judge of the district court after inspection and without notice. When not sold summarily, notice shall be given to the owner personally or by mail. If the name of the owner is not known, and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, published notice for the prescribed periods shall be given. History:  (7299) RL s 2798; 1983 c 359 s 28; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 30
MN Stat § 345.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.03 — Proceedings If Property Not Claimed.

345.03 PROCEEDINGS IF PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED. If the owner or person entitled to the property does not take it away and pay the charges on it after notice has been given, the person having possession of it or the possessor's agent shall make and deliver to the judge of any district court, an affidavit setting forth a description of the property, the date of its reception, the giving of the notice, and whether the owner is known or unknown. History:  (7300) RL s 2799; 1983 c 359 s 29; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 31
MN Stat § 345.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.04 — Inventory; Order Of Sale.

345.04 INVENTORY; ORDER OF SALE. Upon the delivery of the affidavit, the judge shall cause the property to be opened and examined in the judge's presence and a true inventory made of it. The judge shall annex to the inventory an order that the property described be sold at public auction by any peace officer of the municipality or town where it is located. History:  (7301) RL s 2800; 1983 c 359 s 30; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 345.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.05 — Notice And Return Of Sale.

345.05 NOTICE AND RETURN OF SALE. The police officer receiving the inventory and order shall sell the property at public auction to the highest bidder, in the manner provided by law for sales under execution, upon ten days' posted notice. When the sale is completed, the police officer shall endorse upon the order a return of proceedings on it, and return it to the court administrator, together with the inventory and the proceeds of the sale, less fees. History:  (7302) RL s 2801; 1983 c 359 s 31; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 345.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.06 — Disposition Of Proceeds.

345.06 DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. From the proceeds of the sale the court administrator shall pay all legal charges incurred in relation to the property or, if the proceeds are not sufficient to pay all the charges, a ratable proportion of each. The balance, if any, shall be paid to the treasurer of the county where the sale took place. The court administrator shall provide the treasurer with a statement containing a description of the property sold, the gross amount of the sale, and the amount of costs, charges, and expenses paid to each person. The treasurer shall file the statement in the treasurer's office, and make an entry of the amount received and the time when received. History:  (7303) RL s 2802; 1983 c 359 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 345.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.07 — Money Deposited, How Disposed Of.

345.07 MONEY DEPOSITED, HOW DISPOSED OF. If the owner of the property sold, or the owner's legal representatives, at any time within five years after such money is deposited in the county treasury, shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the treasurer of the ownership thereof, the treasurer shall pay to the owner or representative the amount so deposited. If not so claimed within the time aforesaid, the money shall belong to the county, and be credited to its general revenue fund. History:  (7304) RL s 2803; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 345.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.09 — Unclaimed Baggage; Delivery To Warehouse Operator.

345.09 UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE; DELIVERY TO WAREHOUSE OPERATOR. Personal baggage remaining in the possession of any carrier of passengers for 30 days after having been carried to the station of such carrier in performance of the contract in relation thereto, and any other property remaining in the possession of any common carrier, at the office or station of such carrier to which consigned, for 60 days after notice given by mail to the consignee thereof, may be delivered by such carrier, upon payment of reasonable charges for the transportation and storage thereof, to any licensed storage company doing business in this state. History:  (7307) RL s 2805; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 345.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.10 — Storage Liens.

345.10 STORAGE LIENS. Any storage company receiving such property shall provide suitable storage therefor, and shall have a lien thereon for all charges paid the carrier, and for its reasonable charges for handling, storing, insuring, and safely keeping such property, with interest. History:  (7308) RL s 2806
MN Stat § 345.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.11 — Sale; Notice.

345.11 SALE; NOTICE. If such property is not claimed by the owner or the owner's agent within 12 months after its receipt by such storage company, it may be sold by such company at public auction. Before making sale three weeks' published and posted notice thereof, describing the property and specifying the time and place of sale, shall be given. The publication of such notice shall also be made in a newspaper published at the county seat of the county where the sale is to be made, and a copy thereof shall be mailed to the owner, if the owner's address is known, or, with reasonable diligence, can be ascertained. History:  (7309) RL s 2807; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 345.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.12 — Sale; Proceeds.

345.12 SALE; PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the payment of the charges of the storage company and the expense of sale, and any surplus shall be at once paid to the county treasurer, with a statement, as hereinbefore prescribed, and be disposed of as so provided. History:  (7310) RL s 2808
MN Stat § 345.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.13 — Warehouse Operator's Bond.

345.13 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR'S BOND. Before any warehouse operator or storage company shall be entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this chapter, such warehouse operator or storage company shall give bond to the state, to be approved by the governor, in the sum of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties enjoined upon the obligor under this chapter, which bond shall be for the use of any party interested, and shall be filed in the Office of the Court Administrator of the district court of the county where the business of such warehouse operator is conducted. History:  (7311) RL s 2809; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 345.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.14 — Fees Of Court Administrators.

345.14 FEES OF COURT ADMINISTRATORS. For services performed under the provisions of this chapter, court administrators of district court shall be allowed $1 for each day, and peace officers the same fees as are allowed by law for sales upon execution, and ten cents per folio for making an inventory of the property. History:  (7305) RL s 2804; 1983 c 359 s 33; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 32; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 345.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.15 — Counties, Unclaimed Property; Disposition; Duty Of Sheriff.

345.15 COUNTIES, UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF SHERIFF. Subdivision 1. Sheriff seizure and public sale. The sheriff of any county may seize and retain any personal property abandoned upon any public way, sidewalk, or other public premises or any property or exhibits entered in evidence in any judicial proceeding as are released by order of the court. The sheriff shall, after holding the property for a period of at least three months, sell the same at public auction giving reasonable public notice of the time and place of such sale in a newspaper of general circulation within the county. The notice shall give a brief description of the articles to be sold and the time and place of sale. The sale shall be made by the sheriff or under the sheriff's direction. The owner of any such property upon application and satisfactory proof of ownership may recover the property or, within one month of the sale, the net proceeds of the sale of such property. The sheriff shall transfer the net proceeds from the sale of property to the county treasurer to be credited to the general revenue fund and to be deposited as provided by law. The net proceeds shall be the sale price less any costs of handling, storage, or sale. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1971 c 734 s 12] History:  1969 c 203 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 345.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.16 — State; Unclaimed Property; Disposition; Duty Of State Patrol.

345.16 STATE; UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF STATE PATROL. Subdivision 1. State Patrol seizure. A State Patrol trooper may seize and retain any personal property abandoned upon any public highway right-of-way, other public premises, or other state-owned property. Subd. 2. Notice. Notice by the State Patrol of lost or abandoned property in its possession must be made to the rightful owner, if the owner is known, by certified mail. The rightful owner may reclaim the property within 90 days of notice after paying any expenses incurred by the agency for processing and retaining such property. Subd. 3. Disposal. Unclaimed property may be sold at public sale, disposed of as state surplus property, or destroyed based on the agency's judgment of the property's condition and value. Subd. 4. Money. All lost or abandoned money and the proceeds from the sale of other abandoned or lost property retained by the State Patrol pursuant to this section must be deposited into the general fund. History:   1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 107
MN Stat § 345.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.20 — Dies, Molds; Ownership.

345.20 DIES, MOLDS; OWNERSHIP. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (a) "Customer" means any individual or entity who causes or caused a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, or form to be used for the manufacture of metal or plastic products. (b) "Molder" means any individual or entity, including, but not limited to, a tool or die maker, who fabricates, casts, or otherwise makes a die, mold, or form to be used for the manufacture of metal or plastic products. Subd. 2. Ownership by customer. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the customer shall have all rights and title to any die, mold, or form in the possession of the molder. Subd. 3. Destruction or disposition of unclaimed property. If a customer does not claim possession from a molder of a die, mold, or form within three years following the last prior use thereof, all rights and title to any die, mold, or form may be transferred by operation of law to the molder for the purpose of destroying or otherwise disposing of such die, mold, or form, consistent with this section. Subd. 4. Notice to customer. If a molder chooses to have all rights and title to any die, mold, or form transferred to the molder by operation of law, the molder shall send written notice by certified mail to the customer's last known address indicating that the molder intends to terminate the customer's rights and title by having all rights and title transferred to the molder by operation of law pursuant to this section. Subd. 5. Ownership by molder. If a customer does not respond in person or by mail to claim possession of the particular die, mold, or form within 90 days following the date the notice was sent, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for storage thereof, all rights and title of the customer shall transfer by operation of law to the molder. Thereafter, the molder may destroy or otherwise dispose of the particular mold, tool, or die as the molder's own property without any risk of liability to the customer, except that this section shall not be construed in any manner to affect any right of the customer, under federal patent or copyright law or any state or federal law pertaining to unfair competition. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] History:  1980 c 584 s 1; 1989 c 56 s 1
MN Stat § 345.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.25 — Bonds Issued By Religious Organizations.

345.25 BONDS ISSUED BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. Bonds issued by religious organizations are exempt from sections 345.31 to 345.60 and are not otherwise subject to escheat. History:   1984 c 552 s 16
MN Stat § 345.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.31 — Definitions And Use Of Terms.

345.31 DEFINITIONS AND USE OF TERMS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 345.31 to 345.60, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 2. Banking organization. "Banking organization" means any bank, trust company, savings bank, safe deposit company or private banker engaged in business in this state. Subd. 3. Business association. "Business association" means any corporation, joint stock company, business trust, partnership, cooperative, or any association for business purposes of two or more individuals. Subd. 3a. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce. Subd. 4. Financial organization. "Financial organization" means any savings association, credit union, industrial loan and thrift company or investment company engaged in business in this state. Subd. 5. Holder. "Holder" means any person in possession of property subject to sections 345.31 to 345.60 belonging to another, or who is trustee in case of a trust, or is indebted to another on an obligation subject to sections 345.31 to 345.60. Subd. 6. Life insurance corporation. "Life insurance corporation" means any association or corporation, including a fraternal benefit society as defined in section 64B.01, transacting within this state the business of insurance on the lives of persons or insurance appertaining thereto, including, but not by way of limitation, endowments and annuities. Subd. 6a. Money order. "Money order" includes an express money order and a personal money order, on which the remitter is the purchaser. The term does not include a bank order or any other instrument sold by a financial organization if the seller has obtained the name and address of the payee. Subd. 7. Owner. "Owner" means a depositor in case of a deposit, a beneficiary in case of a trust, a creditor, claimant or payee in case of other choses in action, or any person having a legal or equitable interest in property subject to sections 345.31 to 345.60 or the person's legal representative. Subd. 8. Person. "Person" means any individual, business association, government or political subdivision, public corporation, public authority, estate, trust, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. Subd. 9. Utility. "Utility" means any person who owns or operates within this state, for public use, any plant, equipment, property, franchise or license for the transmission of communications or the production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery or furnishing of electricity, water, steam or gas. History:  1969 c 725 s 1; 1977 c 137 s 1,2; 1983 c 301 s 192; 1985 c 49 s 41; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 564 art 1 s 54; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25; 2000 c 488 art 2 s 22
MN Stat § 345.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property|Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property|Section 345.321 — Dormancy Charge For Money Orders.

345.321 DORMANCY CHARGE FOR MONEY ORDERS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a holder may annually deduct, from a money order presumed abandoned, a charge imposed by reason of the owner's failure to claim the property within a specified time. The holder may deduct the charge only if: (1) there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner under which the holder may impose the charge; (2) the holder regularly imposes the charge; and (3) the charge is not regularly reversed or otherwise canceled. The total amount of the deduction is limited to an amount that is not unconscionable. History:   2000 c 488 art 2 s 23