Minnesota § 508.51 - VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENT
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§ 508.51. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENT
Subdivision 1.If voluntary instrument; exception.
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 certificate or make a memorial of registration in accordance with such instrument, and the new certificate of title or memorial shall be binding upon the registered owner and upon all persons claiming under the registered owner in favor of every purchaser for value and in good faith. In all cases of registration which are procured by fraud, the owner may pursue all legal and equitable remedies against the parties to such fraud, without prejudice to the rights of any innocent holder for value of a certificate of title.
Subd. 2.
MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 11 art 1 s 72]
History:
(8297) RL s 3419; 1905 c 305 s 49; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 388 art 3 s 16; 1995 c 92 s 2; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 23; 2001 c 50 s 38
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 508.51 ("VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENT") 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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