Minnesota § 272.21 - RAILROAD LANDS; SALE

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§ 272.21. RAILROAD LANDS; SALE

When a railroad company owning lands granted to it to aid in the building of its road and taxed as railroad operating property, sells, assigns, transfers, or disposes of any estate, right, title, or interest in the land, such right, title, estate, or interest shall become taxable in the same manner as comparable property, and be assessed and taxed, and such taxes shall be enforced, as in the case of other real property. In such assessment, and in the proceedings to collect and enforce such taxes, it shall be sufficient to refer to the owners of such estate, right, title, or interest as "unknown."

History:

(2221) RL s 993; 1984 c 593 s 8

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 272.21 ("RAILROAD LANDS; SALE") 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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