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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

28 sections·Filtered byTitle Minnesota Statutes✕Ch 523✕

Minn. Stat. § 523.01 AUTHORIZATION.
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523.01 AUTHORIZATION. A person who is a competent adult may, as principal, designate another person or an authorized corporation as the person's attorney-in-fact by a written power of attorney. The power of attorney is validly executed when it is dated and signed by the principal…
Minn. Stat. § 523.02 COMMON LAW, PREEXISTING AND FOREIGN POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
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523.02 COMMON LAW, PREEXISTING AND FOREIGN POWERS OF ATTORNEY. A written power of attorney is a validly executed power of attorney for the purposes of sections 523.01 to 523.24, and is subject to the provisions of sections 523.01 to 523.24, if it is validly created pursuant to: (…
Minn. Stat. § 523.03 DEFINITIONS.
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523.03 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "incapacity" means cause for appointment of a guardian or conservator of an adult under sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502; (2) "principal" includes a guardian or conservator appointed for the principal at any time; and (3) "power of …
Minn. Stat. § 523.04 PRESUMPTION OF VALID EXECUTION.
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523.04 PRESUMPTION OF VALID EXECUTION. A written power of attorney that is dated and purports to be signed by the principal named in it is presumed to be valid. All parties may rely on this presumption except those who have actual knowledge that the power was not validly executed…

Minn. Stat. § 523.05 RECORDING.

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523.05 RECORDING. If the exercise of the power of attorney requires execution and delivery of any instrument which is recordable, the power of attorney and any affidavit authorized under sections 523.01 to 523.24 when authenticated for record in conformity with section 507.24, ar…

Minn. Stat. § 523.06 CERTIFICATION.

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523.06 CERTIFICATION. A certified copy of a power of attorney has the same force and effect as a power of attorney bearing the signature of the principal. A copy of a power of attorney may be certified by an official of a state or of a political subdivision of a state who is auth…

Minn. Stat. § 523.07 DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.

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523.07 DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY. A power of attorney is durable if it contains language such as "This power of attorney shall not be affected by incapacity or incompetence of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective upon the incapacity or incompetence of …

Minn. Stat. § 523.075 EXPIRATION DATE IN A POWER OF ATTORNEY.

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523.075 EXPIRATION DATE IN A POWER OF ATTORNEY. In a power of attorney, an expiration date, if any, must be stated in terms of a specific month, day, and year. An expiration date stated in any other way has no effect. History: 1992 c 548 s 10

Minn. Stat. § 523.08 TERMINATION OF A DURABLE POWER.

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523.08 TERMINATION OF A DURABLE POWER. A durable power of attorney terminates on the earliest to occur of the death of the principal, the expiration of a date of termination specified in the power of attorney, or, in the case of a power of attorney to the spouse of the principal,…

Minn. Stat. § 523.09 TERMINATION OF A NONDURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.

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523.09 TERMINATION OF A NONDURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY. A nondurable power of attorney terminates on the death of the principal, the incapacity or incompetence of the principal, the expiration of a date of termination specified in the power of attorney, or, in the case of a power o…

Minn. Stat. § 523.10 MISSING PERSONS PRESUMED LIVING.

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523.10 MISSING PERSONS PRESUMED LIVING. For purposes of this chapter, a missing person is presumed to be living until actual proof of death or legal adjudication of death occurs. History: 1984 c 603 s 12

Minn. Stat. § 523.11 REVOCATION OF A POWER.

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523.11 REVOCATION OF A POWER. § Subdivision 1.Manner. An executed power of attorney may be revoked only by a written instrument of revocation signed by the principal and, in the case of a signature on behalf of the principal by another or a signature by a mark, acknowledged befor…

Minn. Stat. § 523.12 POWER OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO BIND PRINCIPAL.

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523.12 POWER OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO BIND PRINCIPAL. Any action taken by the attorney-in-fact pursuant to the power of attorney binds the principal, the principal's heirs and assigns, and the representative of the estate of the principal in the same manner as though the action was…

Minn. Stat. § 523.13 MULTIPLE ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT.

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523.13 MULTIPLE ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT. Unless it is provided to the contrary in a power of attorney which authorizes two or more attorneys-in-fact to act on behalf of a principal, any action taken by any one of the several attorneys-in-fact pursuant to the power of attorney, whether …

Minn. Stat. § 523.131 QUALIFICATION OF SUCCESSOR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IN STATUTORY SHORT FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY.

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523.131 QUALIFICATION OF SUCCESSOR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IN STATUTORY SHORT FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY. If two or more attorneys-in-fact are originally appointed and one dies, resigns, or is unable to serve, a successor attorney-in-fact named in a power of attorney executed in conformity …

Minn. Stat. § 523.14 SUCCESSOR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NOT LIABLE FOR ACTS OF PREDECESSOR.

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523.14 SUCCESSOR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NOT LIABLE FOR ACTS OF PREDECESSOR. An attorney-in-fact who is named in a power of attorney to succeed an attorney-in-fact who dies, resigns, or otherwise is unable to serve, is not liable for any action taken by the predecessor attorney-in-fact.…

Minn. Stat. § 523.15 CO-ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT NOT LIABLE FOR ACTS OF EACH OTHER.

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523.15 CO-ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT NOT LIABLE FOR ACTS OF EACH OTHER. When two or more attorneys-in-fact are authorized to act on behalf of a principal, an attorney-in-fact who did not join in or consent to the action of one or more co-attorneys-in-fact is not liable for that action. Fa…

Minn. Stat. § 523.16 AFFIDAVIT AS PROOF OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.

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523.16 AFFIDAVIT AS PROOF OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT. § Subdivision 1.Multiple attorneys-in-fact. If the attorney-in-fact exercising a power pursuant to a power of attorney has authority to act as a result of the death, incompetency, or resignation of one or more attorneys-…

Minn. Stat. § 523.17 AFFIDAVIT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AS CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF NONTERMINATION AND NONREVOCATION IN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

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523.17 AFFIDAVIT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AS CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF NONTERMINATION AND NONREVOCATION IN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Form of affidavit. An affidavit of nontermination or nonrevocation in support of a real property transaction may be substantially in the fol…

Minn. Stat. § 523.18 SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AS CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF NONTERMINATION.

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523.18 SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AS CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF NONTERMINATION. In the exercise of a power granted by a power of attorney, other than in a transaction relating to real property described in section 523.17, a signature by a person as "attorney-in-fact for (Name of the …

Minn. Stat. § 523.19 THIRD PARTIES HELD HARMLESS.

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523.19 THIRD PARTIES HELD HARMLESS. Any party accepting the authority of an attorney-in-fact to exercise a power granted by a power of attorney is not liable to the principal, to the heirs and assigns of the principal, or to any representative of the estate of the principal if: (…

Minn. Stat. § 523.20 LIABILITY OF PARTIES REFUSING AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO ACT ON PRINCIPAL'S BEHALF.

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523.20 LIABILITY OF PARTIES REFUSING AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO ACT ON PRINCIPAL'S BEHALF. Any party refusing to accept the authority of an attorney-in-fact to exercise a power granted by a power of attorney which (1) is executed in conformity with section 523.23 or a form …

Minn. Stat. § 523.21 DUTIES OF AN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.

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523.21 DUTIES OF AN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT. The attorney-in-fact shall keep complete records of all transactions entered into by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal. The attorney-in-fact has no duty to render an accounting of those transactions unless: (1) requested to do s…

Minn. Stat. § 523.22 LIABILITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR IMPROPER EXECUTION OF AFFIDAVITS AND SIGNATURE.

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523.22 LIABILITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR IMPROPER EXECUTION OF AFFIDAVITS AND SIGNATURE. Nothing in sections 523.01 to 523.24 limits any rights the principal may have against the attorney-in-fact for any fraudulent or negligent actions in executing affidavits or signing or acting…

Minn. Stat. § 523.23 STATUTORY SHORT FORM OF GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY; FORMAL REQUIREMENTS; JOINT AGENTS.

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523.23 STATUTORY SHORT FORM OF GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY; FORMAL REQUIREMENTS; JOINT AGENTS. § Subdivision 1.Form. The following form may be used to create a power of attorney, and, when used, it must be construed in accordance with sections 523.23 and 523.24: STATUTORY SHORT FOR…

Minn. Stat. § 523.231 ALTERNATIVE SHORT FORMS FOR GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MILITARY MEMBERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE.

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523.231 ALTERNATIVE SHORT FORMS FOR GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MILITARY MEMBERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE. The commissioner of military affairs may prepare alternative short forms for a general power of attorney for military members in active service, as defined in section 190.05. A f…

Minn. Stat. § 523.24 CONSTRUCTION.

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523.24 CONSTRUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Real property transactions. In a statutory short form power of attorney, the language conferring general authority with respect to real estate transactions, means that the principal authorizes the attorney-in-fact: (1) to accept as a gift, or …

Minn. Stat. § 523.26 JUDICIAL RELIEF.

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523.26 JUDICIAL RELIEF. (a) The principal or any interested person, as defined in section 524.5-102, subdivision 7, may petition the court for a protective order directing an attorney-in-fact to provide an accounting, on a schedule directed by a court, or for any other relief as …