Minnesota § 625.18 - SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL; NEW RECOGNIZANCE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 625.18 — SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL; NEW RECOGNIZANCE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 625.18. SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL; NEW RECOGNIZANCE
Any surety in a recognizance to keep the peace, or for good behavior, or both, shall have authority and right to take and surrender the principal and, upon the surrender, shall be discharged and exempted from all liability for any act of the principal, subsequent to the surrender, which would be a breach of the condition of the recognizance. The person so surrendered may recognize anew, with sufficient sureties, before any judge, for the residue of the term, and shall then be discharged.
History:
(10565) RL s 5224; 1983 c 359 s 110; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 625.18 ("SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL; NEW RECOGNIZANCE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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