1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the uniform probate code; removing a sunset for a harmless error 
1.3 	provision;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 524.2-503.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 524.2-503, is amended to read:
1.6 	524.2-503 HARMLESS ERROR.
1.7 	(a) If a document or writing added upon a document was not executed in compliance 
1.8 	with section 524.2-502, the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in 
1.9 	compliance with section 524.2-502 if the proponent of the document or writing establishes 
1.10 	by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to 
1.11 	constitute:
1.12 	(1) the decedent's will;
1.13 	(2) a partial or complete revocation of the will;
1.14 	(3) an addition to or an alteration of the will; or
1.15 	(4) a partial or complete revival of the decedent's formerly revoked will or of a formerly 
1.16 	revoked portion of the will.
1.17 	(b) This section applies to documents and writings executed on or after March 13, 2020, 
1.18 	but before February 15, 2021.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from March 13, 2020, and 
1.20 	applies to documents and writings executed on or after that date.