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MN Stat § 508.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.24 — Registration Runs With Land; Withdrawal.

508.24 REGISTRATION RUNS WITH LAND; WITHDRAWAL. Subdivision 1. Subject to this chapter. The obtaining of a decree of registration, and the receiving of a certificate of title shall be deemed as an agreement running with the land and binding upon the applicant and successors in the title that the land shall be and forever remain registered land, unless withdrawn therefrom as hereinafter provided, and subject to the provisions of this chapter and to all acts amendatory thereof. All dealings with the land, or any estate or interest therein, and all liens, encumbrances, and charges upon the same, after the land has been registered, and while it remains registered, shall be expressly subject to the terms and provisions of this chapter. Subd. 2. Petition; nonmetropolitan counties. The registered owner of land in counties not containing a city of the first class may apply by verified petition to the district court of the county wherein the land is situated for its withdrawal from registration. The application shall be heard by the district court on not less than 20 days' written notice to all persons appearing of record or known to the petitioner to have or claim an interest in the property. The notice shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action in the district court unless otherwise specified by the court. At the hearing any person interested in any manner in the land or who may be affected by its withdrawal from registration, may appear and be heard in favor of or in opposition to the application. After hearing the court may order that the land be withdrawn from registration, subject to encumbrances, liens, and other incidents of title then existing, and if so ordered shall require that a certified copy of the order, a certified copy of the original decree of registration, and certified copies of all undischarged instruments memorialized on the certificate of title, be recorded in the office of the county recorder at the expense of the petitioner. In its order the court shall reconcile any differences in description of the land as originally registered and as described in the last certificate of title. Upon the recording of the instruments and upon filing a certified copy of the order in the office of the registrar of titles, the land shall be withdrawn from registration and become unregistered property. History:  (8270) RL s 3392; 1905 c 305 s 23; 1959 c 418 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1983 c 92 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 14
MN Stat § 508.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.25 — Rights Of Person Holding Certificate Of Title.

508.25 RIGHTS OF PERSON HOLDING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. Every person receiving a certificate of title pursuant to a decree of registration and every subsequent purchaser of registered land who receives a certificate of title in good faith and for a valuable consideration shall hold it free from all encumbrances and adverse claims, excepting only the estates, mortgages, liens, charges, and interests as may be noted in the last certificate of title in the office of the registrar, and also excepting any of the following rights or encumbrances subsisting against it, if any: (1) liens, claims, or rights arising or existing under the laws or the Constitution of the United States, which this state cannot require to appear of record; (2) the lien of any real property tax or special assessment; (3) any lease for a period not exceeding three years when there is actual occupation of the premises thereunder; (4) all rights in public highways upon the land; (5) the right of appeal, or right to appear and contest the application, petition, or other proceeding affecting the title, as is allowed by this chapter; (6) the rights of any person in possession under deed or contract for deed from the owner of the certificate of title; and (7) any outstanding mechanics lien rights which may exist under sections 514.01 to 514.17. No existing or future lien for state taxes arising under the laws of this state for the nonpayment of any amounts due under chapter 268 or any tax administered by the commissioner of revenue may encumber title to lands registered under this chapter unless filed under the terms of this chapter. History:  (8271) RL s 3393; 1905 c 305 s 24; 1931 c 357; 1982 c 523 art 2 s 46; 1983 c 92 s 8; 1987 c 385 s 49; 1988 c 719 art 19 s 26; 1991 c 291 art 18 s 14; 1992 c 511 art 9 s 20; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 15; 2017 c 16 s 5
MN Stat § 508.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.26 — Opening Decree.

508.26 OPENING DECREE. Any person having any right, title, or interest in or lien upon the land upon whom the summons has not been actually served, and who had no notice or knowledge of the filing of the application or of the pendency of such proceeding prior to the entry of the decree therein, may at any time within 60 days after the entry of such decree, and not afterwards, file a duly verified petition setting forth such facts and praying for leave to file an answer therein. If the court is satisfied of the truth of the matter set forth in such verified petition, it shall make an order permitting such petitioner to answer the application. Upon the filing of such answer, and upon not less than ten days' notice to the applicant, and to such other persons or parties as the court may order, and in such manner as it may direct, the court shall proceed to review the case, and, if satisfied that its decision or decree ought to be opened, it shall so order. Thereupon the court shall proceed to hear and try the case de novo and to make such further order, decision, or decree therein as shall be according to equity. History:  (8272) RL s 3394; 1905 c 305 s 25; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 508.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.27 — Title Acquired Pending Proceeding.

508.27 TITLE ACQUIRED PENDING PROCEEDING. Any person who shall acquire any right, title, interest or estate in the land subsequent to the filing of the copy of the application for registration with the county recorder, and prior to the entry of the decree in the registration proceeding, shall at once appear and answer as a party defendant in such proceeding, and the right, title, interest, estate, or lien of such person shall be subject to the order or decree of the court. History:  (8273) RL s 3395; 1905 c 305 s 26; 1976 c 181 s 2
MN Stat § 508.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.28 — Limitation Of Actions.

508.28 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. No decree of registration hereafter entered, and no original certificate of title hereafter issued pursuant thereto, shall be adjudged invalid or set aside unless the action in which the validity of such decree, or of the original certificate of title issued pursuant thereto, is called in question, be commenced, or the defense alleging the invalidity thereof be interposed, within six months from the date of such decree. No action or proceeding for the recovery of any right, title, interest, or estate in registered land adverse to the title established by any original decree of registration hereafter entered shall be maintained, unless such action is commenced within six months from the date of such original decree. No action or proceeding for the enforcement or foreclosure of any lien or charge upon or against registered land in existence at the date of any original decree of registration hereafter entered, and which is not recognized and established by such decree, shall be maintained, unless such action or proceeding is commenced within six months from the date of such original decree. No such action or proceeding shall be commenced by any person who is bound by the decree. Nothing herein shall affect any rights already barred when this law takes effect. History:  (8274) RL s 3396; 1905 c 305 s 27
MN Stat § 508.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.29 — Appeals.

508.29 APPEALS. An appeal may be taken to the court of appeals from any order or judgment of the district court under this chapter as follows: (1) from any final decree, within 90 days from its date except that the appeal period for those parties who were not personally served shall be six months from the date of the final decree; upon appeal from the decree, the court of appeals may review any intermediate order involving the merits or necessarily affecting the decree; (2) from any order granting or denying an application to open, vacate, or set aside the decree, within 30 days from the date of the filing of the order; (3) from any order granting or refusing a new trial, or from any order involving the merits of the proceeding, or some part of them, within 30 days from the filing of the order; (4) from any order relating to registered land after its original registration, within 60 days from the filing of the order. All appeals from any order or decree in any proceeding under this chapter shall be as in other civil cases. History:  (8275) RL s 3397; 1905 c 305 s 28; 1977 c 21 s 6; 1983 c 247 s 184; 2017 c 16 s 6
MN Stat § 508.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.30 — Registrar Of Titles.

508.30 REGISTRAR OF TITLES. County recorders shall be the registrars of titles in their respective counties. History:  (8276) RL s 3398; 1905 c 305 s 29; 1976 c 181 s 2
MN Stat § 508.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.31 — Registrar's Bond.

508.31 REGISTRAR'S BOND. Before entering upon the duties of office, the registrar of titles shall execute a bond to the state for such amount and with such sureties as may be determined by the county board. Such bond shall be approved by the district court, filed in the office of the county recorder, and conditioned for the faithful discharge of duties. A copy of the bond shall be filed and entered upon the records of the court. History:  (8277) RL s 3399; 1905 c 305 s 30; 1973 c 524 s 11; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 508.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.32 — Under Control Of Court; Affixing Seal.

508.32 UNDER CONTROL OF COURT; AFFIXING SEAL. The registrar of titles shall be at all times under the control of the court, which may adopt such rules governing the conduct of office as it may deem wise. Every registrar of titles shall have an official seal and affix the same to all documents requiring the registrar's official signature. The seal may be affixed by a stamp that will print a seal that legibly reproduces under photographic or electronic methods. The seal also may be a printed facsimile or it may be electronically generated. History:  (8278) RL s 3400; 1905 c 305 s 31; 1949 c 72 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 314 s 5
MN Stat § 508.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.321 — Appeal From Registrar's Decisions.

508.321 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 5
MN Stat § 508.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.33 — Deputies.

508.33 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 such 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:  (8279) RL s 3401; 1905 c 305 s 32; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 508.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.34 — Register Of Titles.

508.34 REGISTER OF TITLES. Immediately upon the filing of the decree of registration with the registrar, the registrar shall proceed to register the title pursuant to the terms of the decree in the manner herein provided. The registrar shall keep a book known as the "Register of Titles," and shall enter all first and subsequent certificates of title by binding or entering them therein in the order of their numbers, beginning with number one. The entering of the certificate of title in the register of titles shall constitute the act of registration. The term "certificate of title" shall be deemed to include all memorials and notations thereon, and each certificate of title shall contain proper blanks for the entry of the memorials and notations thereon. Each certificate shall constitute a separate page of such book, and all memorials and notations that may be entered by the registrar shall be entered by the registrar upon the page whereon the latest certificate of title is entered. History:  (8280) RL s 3402; 1905 c 305 s 33; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 508.349 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.349 — Official Signature Of Registrar Of Titles.

508.349 OFFICIAL SIGNATURE OF REGISTRAR OF TITLES. When the official signature of the registrar of titles, or that of a deputy, is required under section 508.35 or 508.38, an electronically generated facsimile signature or name may be used. History:   1998 c 314 s 6
MN Stat § 508.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.35 — Form Of Certificate.

508.35 FORM OF CERTIFICATE. The certificate of title shall contain the name and residence of the owner, a description of the land, and of the estate of the owner therein, and shall by memorial contain a description of all encumbrances, liens, and interests in 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 substantially in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF TITLE First certificate of title, pursuant to the order of the district court, ............... judicial district, county of ................., and state of Minnesota, date................, ....... REGISTRATION     ) ss.    County of .  )   This is to certify that ..............., whose address is ..............., in the .................... of ...................., and state of ...................., is now the owner of an estate, ......................... of and in the following described land situated in the county of ............... and state of Minnesota, ......................... Subject to the encumbrances, liens, and interest noted by the memorial underwritten or endorsed hereon; and subject to the following rights or encumbrances subsisting, as provided in Laws 1905, chapter 305, section 24, namely: (1) Liens, claims, or rights arising under the laws or the Constitution of the United States, which the statutes of this state cannot require to appear of record; (2) Any real property tax or special assessment; (3) Any lease for a period not exceeding three years, when there is actual occupation of the premises under the lease; (4) All rights in public highways upon the land; (5) Such right of appeal or right to appear and contest the application as is allowed by law; (6) The rights of any person in possession under deed or contract for deed from the owner of the certificate of title; (7) Any outstanding mechanics lien rights which may exist under sections 514.01 to 514.17. In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office, this ............... day of ..........., .......... .................................................................... Registrar of Titles, in and for the county of ..................... and State of Minnesota. All certificates issued subsequent to the first certificate of title shall be in like form except that they shall be entitled "Transfer from number (here give the number of the next previous certificate relating to the same land)," and shall also contain the words "Originally registered (date, volume, and page or certificate of title number of registration)." History:  (8281) RL s 3403; 1905 c 305 s 34; 1941 c 33; 1973 c 14 s 1; 1983 c 92 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 7; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 16; 2003 c 5 art 1 s 2; 2005 c 4 s 121
MN Stat § 508.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.36 — Certificates And Copies As Evidence.

508.36 CERTIFICATES AND COPIES AS EVIDENCE. The certificate of title in the register of titles, any copy of it duly certified by the registrar, or by a deputy, and authenticated by the registrar's seal shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state and be conclusive evidence of all matters and things contained in it. Deeds, mortgages, leases, or other conveyances of real estate, and all instruments in any manner affecting the title to registered land, together with any notations, endorsements, or memorials upon the same made by the registrar of titles, as required by law, heretofore or hereafter filed with the registrar, shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state, without further or other proof, and be prima facie evidence of the contents of it. Duly authenticated copies of these instruments, or any of them, may likewise be received in evidence in any court in this state with like force and effect as the original instruments. History:  (8282) RL s 3404; 1905 c 305 s 35; 1983 c 92 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 79; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 17
MN Stat § 508.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.37 — Tract Indexes, Reception Indexes.

508.37 TRACT INDEXES, RECEPTION INDEXES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 41] Subd. 1a. Indexes. The registrar shall likewise keep tract indexes, in which the registrar shall enter an accurate description of all registered land, together with the names of the respective owners thereof, and a reference to the number of the certificate of title. The registrar shall keep two indexes, to be known as the grantors' and grantees' reception indexes respectively. The reception indexes shall include the surname and given name of the grantor and grantee; the date of registration, specifying the month, day, year, and hour and whether a.m. or p.m.; the number of the instrument; the number of the certificate or, where applicable, the book and page where the land is registered. Subd. 2. Entries. The registrar shall enter in each of these indexes in the order and manner aforesaid, and as soon as the same are recorded, all instruments affecting the title to land which are recorded with the registrar and, as far as may be the particulars of the instruments in the appropriate places in the indexes. Retrieval of information from these indexes must be by as convenient an alphabetical search as possible. History:  (8283) RL s 3405; 1905 c 305 s 36; 1953 c 520 s 1; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 40; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 9; 2005 c 4 s 122
MN Stat § 508.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.38 — Forms Of Records Adopted.

508.38 FORMS OF RECORDS ADOPTED. Instruments affecting the title to land, filed with the registrar, shall be numbered by the registrar consecutively, to the extent practicable and the registrar shall endorse upon each instrument over the registrar's official name, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES, ... COUNTY, MINNESOTA, CERTIFIED FILED ON, together with the date, hour, and minute when the instrument is filed, the document number thereof, and a reference to the proper certificate of title. 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 certificate, the date, number, and time of filing thereof shall also be endorsed upon the certificate. All records and papers relating to registered land in the office of the registrar, shall be open to the inspection of the public at such times and under such 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 the same. 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 508.82. History:  (8284) RL s 3406; 1905 c 305 s 37; 1961 c 12 s 1; 1978 c 500 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 10; 1998 c 314 s 8; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 18; 2005 c 4 s 123
MN Stat § 508.381 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 508 — Registration Of Land|Section 508.381 — Official Records; Compilation, Maintenance, And Storage Of Information.

508.381 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 set forth in sections 508.34 and 508.37, 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 7