Minnesota § 508.67 - ACQUIRING TITLE BY ACTION; NEW CERTIFICATE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 508.67 — ACQUIRING TITLE BY ACTION; NEW CERTIFICATE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 508.67. ACQUIRING TITLE BY ACTION; NEW CERTIFICATE
Subdivision 1.Court order.
Upon the expiration of the time allowed by law for redemption of registered land, after it has been set off, or sold on execution, or taken or sold for the enforcement of any lien, including a tax lien, or charge of any nature, the person who claims under such execution, or under any certificate, deed, or other instrument made in the course of proceedings to enforce such execution or lien, may apply to the court for an order directing the entry of a new certificate to that person, and upon such notice as the court may require, the petition shall be heard and a proper order rendered therein.
Subd. 2.Examiner of titles directive.
Any person holding title to registered land pursuant to forfeiture evidenced by a county auditor's certificate of forfeiture, or auditor's certificate of sale or state assignment certificate that has been memorialized upon a certificate of title for at least ten years is entitled to a new certificate of title for the land, or so much of the land as may be described in the forfeiture documents. The registrar shall enter the new certificate of title only pursuant to court order or upon the written directive of the examiner of titles as to the legal sufficiency of the forfeiture. The directive of the examiner of titles also must specify the instruments the registrar shall omit from the new certificate of title by virtue of the forfeiture.
History:
(8313) RL s 3435; 1905 c 305 s 65; 1927 c 112 s 5; 1957 c 168 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1992 c 463 s 10; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 32; 2003 c 5 art 1 s 4
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 508.67 ("ACQUIRING TITLE BY ACTION; NEW CERTIFICATE") 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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