Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

508A.05 APPLICATIONS; HOW SIGNED AND VERIFIED. The application for a CPT shall be signed and verified as provided in section 508.05. History: 1982 c 396 s 5

508A.06 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION; CLAIMANTS' RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES. The application shall set forth substantially: (1) the full name and address of the applicant; if the application is made by any person acting in behalf of another, the application shall likewise state the full name …

508A.07 NONRESIDENT APPLICANT; AGENT. If not a resident of the state, the applicant shall file for record with the county recorder a written agreement, duly executed and acknowledged, appointing an agent residing in the state. The applicant shall state in it the full name and pos…

508A.08 APPLICATION; LAND INCLUDED. § Subdivision 1.Separate tracts; common owner. Any number of tracts of land in the same county owned by the same person may be included in one application. § Subd. 2.Adjacent land; different owners. Owners of separate tracts of land in the same…

508A.09 AMENDMENT. Amendments to the application may be allowed by the examiner of titles at any time upon terms that are just and reasonable, but all amendments shall be in writing and signed and verified like the original application. A person who acquires the original applican…

508A.10 APPLICATION TO EXAMINER; POWERS OF EXAMINER. An application for registration for a CPT shall be addressed to the examiner of titles in and for the county in which the land described is situated. The examiner shall have the powers provided in sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 in…

508A.11 APPLICATION FILED WITH RECORDER; ABSTRACT TO EXAMINER; FEE. § Subdivision 1.Application filed with county recorder. After approval by the examiner of titles, the application for a CPT shall be filed for record in the office of the county recorder, and shall be notice fore…

508A.12 EXAMINER OF TITLES; DEPUTIES. The examiner of titles and deputy examiners shall be those appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 508.12 and shall hold office and be compensated as provided in that section. History: 1982 c 396 s 12

508A.13 EXAMINER'S REPORTS. § Subdivision 1.Examination of documents. After the filing of the application for a CPT, the examiner of titles shall proceed to prepare a full written report to the applicant or the applicant's attorney based upon the examiner's examination of the app…

508A.14 COUNTY SURVEYOR. At the request of the examiner of titles, the county surveyor shall perform the functions set forth in section 508.14. All plats of survey made by the county surveyor pursuant to this section shall be filed with the examiner or registrar. History: 1982 c …

508A.17 LIMITATION ON ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Limitation. As against a title to land registered under a CPT which has been entered and maintained by the registrar under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85, no action affecting the possession or title to the land shall be commenced by any…

508A.21 CPT APPLICATION WITHDRAWAL; CONVERSION TO FULL REGISTRATION. At any time prior to the issuance of the first CPT, the applicant or successor in interest may withdraw the application by filing for record in the office of the county recorder a verified statement of withdrawa…

508A.22 EXAMINER'S DIRECTIVE; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Directive. The examiner of titles, upon being satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a CPT, but not earlier than 20 days from the date of mailing of the notice required by section 508A.13, shall issue a written directive to…

508A.24 REGISTRATION RUNS WITH LAND. The receiving of a CPT shall be deemed to be an agreement running with the land and binding upon the applicant and successors in the possessory title to the effect that the land shall be and forever remain registered land, subject to the provi…

508A.25 RIGHTS OF PERSON HOLDING CPT. Every person holding a CPT issued pursuant to sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 who has acquired title in good faith and for a valuable consideration shall hold the same free from all encumbrances and adverse claims, excepting only estates, mortgag…

508A.29 APPEALS. An appeal may be taken to the court of appeals from any order of the district court relating to land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 within 60 days from the filing of the order. The appeal shall be as in other civil cases. History: 1982 c 396 s 21; 1…

508A.30 REGISTRAR OF TITLES. County recorders are the registrars of titles in their respective counties. History: 1982 c 396 s 22

508A.31 REGISTRAR'S BOND. Before entering upon the duties of office, the registrar of titles shall execute a bond to the state for an amount and with sureties as may be determined by the county board. The bond shall be approved by the district court, filed in the office of the co…

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 a…

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 th…

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 regi…

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 p…

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

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 th…

508A.351 COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1. MS 2000 [Repealed, 2001 c 50 s 37] § Subd. 1a.Condominium declaration. Prior to recording with the registrar of titles of a declaration or bylaws for a condominium, or an amendment to the declaration or bylaws, or a…

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

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. Hi…

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 re…

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.3…

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 res…

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 …

508A.421 EXCHANGE CPT. § Subdivision 1. MS 1998 [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…

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,…

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

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 shal…

508A.47 REGISTERED LANDS; TRANSFER, SURVEYS. § Subdivision 1.Conveyances. An owner of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 may convey, mortgage, lease, charge, or otherwise deal with the same as fully as if it had not been registered. The owner may use any form of de…

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,…

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…

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 a…

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 in…

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 regist…

508A.52 CONVEYANCE; CANCELLATION OF OLD AND ISSUANCE OF NEW CPT. An owner of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 who desires to convey the land, or a portion of it, in fee, shall execute a deed of conveyance, and record the deed with the registrar. The deed of conve…

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 lan…

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 …

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 attor…

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 par…