ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

See also LOST PROPERTY

Agreements to locate property, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.515

Animals

Abandonment as cruelty, Minn. Statutes 2026 343.20

Veterinarians, animals left with, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.37, 514.93

Archives repositories, property loaned to, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.72

Auctions, see Abandoned and unclaimed property under AUCTIONS

Baggage, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.09 to 345.12

Bail, forfeited bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.83, 484.843

Bailments, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.01 to 345.07, 345.14

Banking organizations

Charges on deposits, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.41

Credit unions, Minn. Statutes 2026 52.191

Industrial loan and thrift companies, see Liquidation under INDUSTRIAL LOAN AND THRIFT COMPANIES

Liquidation, see under BANKS

Property presumed abandoned, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.32

Savings associations, see Liquidation under SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Savings banks, see Liquidation under SAVINGS BANKS

Trust companies, see Liquidation under TRUST COMPANIES

Boarding and lodging houses, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Bonds, religious organizations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.25

Building movers, abandonment of buildings, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.81

Buildings, see Vacant buildings under BUILDINGS

Business associations

Charges on deposits, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.41

Property presumed abandoned, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.32

Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 302A.771

Cemeteries, Minn. Statutes 2026 306.243, 306.246

Cemetery lots, see Lots under CEMETERIES

Cities, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.195

Claims against the state

Appropriation to pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.49

Determination, Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.50

Filing, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.49

Judicial review, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.51

Property destroyed or disposed of, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.525

Commerce Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 45.027

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.39

Confiscation

Game and fish laws, Minn. Statutes 2026 97A.223

Sheriff, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.15

Watercraft, Minn. Statutes 2026 97A.223

Consignments and bailments

Affidavits about, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.03

Court administrators, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.06, 345.14

Inventory, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.04, 345.14

Perishable goods, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.02

Record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.01

Sale, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.02 to 345.07

Cooperative associations, see Unclaimed property under COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

County nursing homes, finances, management of, Minn. Statutes 2026 376.58

Court fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.83, 484.843

Credit unions

Inactive accounts, Minn. Statutes 2026 52.191

Liquidation, see under CREDIT UNIONS

Cut-off date, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.58

Definitions

Personal property held for another person, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.39

Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.31

Delivery to Commerce Department

Department's election to accept, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.52

Lawsuits to compel delivery, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.54

Liability, effect of delivery on, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.44

Limitation periods, effect, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.46

Refusal to deliver, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.44, 345.54, 345.55

Requirement, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.43

Destruction, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.525

Dies and molds, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.20

Dissolution (businesses), unclaimed distributions, Minn. Statutes 2026 302A.771, 317A.771

Financial organizations, see Banking organizations under this topic

Foreign states

Escheat, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.57

Lawsuits to recover for this state, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.485

Reciprocity, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.40

Furnished apartment houses, storage or disposal, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.31 to 345.60

Holders of

Baggage, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.09 to 345.12

Consignments, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.01 to 345.07, 345.14

Delivery or payment to Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.43

Indemnity, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.44

Records, examination by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.53

Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.41, 345.55

Hotels, storage or disposal, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Industrial loan and thrift companies, see Liquidation under INDUSTRIAL LOAN AND THRIFT COMPANIES

Insurance companies

Fire insurance companies, abandonment to company, Minn. Statutes 2026 65A.01

Liquidation of assets, unclaimed funds, Minn. Statutes 2026 60B.47

Intangible property, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.39

Interpretation, uniformity, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.59

Laws, compliance, residential mortgage originators and servicers, Minn. Statutes 2026 58.06, 58.13

Lawsuits

Recovery, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.485

Statutes of limitation, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.46

Liability

Holders of, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.44

Lodging establishments, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Metropolitan area towns, rubbish removal, Minn. Statutes 2026 368.01

Minnesota Historical Society, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.47, 345.525

Money orders

Dormancy charges, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.321

Presumed abandonment, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.39

Property held by banking or financial organizations or by business associations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.32

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.41

Motor vehicles, see Abandoned vehicles under MOTOR VEHICLES

Museums, property loaned to, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.72

Nonprofit corporations, unclaimed dissolution distributions, Minn. Statutes 2026 317A.771

Notices about, publication, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.42

Owners of

Assertions by, agreements to locate property, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.515

Interest, crediting to owner account, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.451

Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.16, 345.41

Personal property

State Patrol seizure, notice to owner, disposal, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.16

Tangible personal property generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.75

Tax-forfeited lands, sale, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.04

Personal property tax refunds, Minn. Statutes 2026 276.19

Presumptions of abandonment

Banking organizations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.32, 345.36

Business associations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.35, 345.36

Courts, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.38

Fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.37

Financial organizations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.32, 345.36

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.39

Life insurance corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.33

Limitation periods, effect, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.46

Local governments, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.38

Prepaid funeral expenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.382

Public corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.38

Public officials, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.38

Reciprocity with other states, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.40

Retirement plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.381

Securities, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.35

State warrants, Minn. Statutes 2026 16A.45

Stocks, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.35

Tangible personal property, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.75

Utilities, deposits, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.34

Virtual currency, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.384

Prisoners, sale, deposit of proceeds, Minn. Statutes 2026 241.09

Probate, distributions, Minn. Statutes 2026 524.3-914

Property tax refunds, Minn. Statutes 2026 276.19

Public premises, property found on, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.15

Public retirement plans, annuities or benefits, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 356.65

Real estate brokers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 82.80

Real estate tax judgment sales redemption, five-week redemption period, Minn. Statutes 2026 281.173

Real property

Eminent domain proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 117.025, 117.0412

Environmental covenants, effect of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2026 114E.40

Receivership property, Minn. Statutes 2026 576.47

Recovery by owner

Consignments or bailments, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.07

Prisoners, Minn. Statutes 2026 241.09

Property abandoned in public places, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.15

Reports about

Failure to report, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.55

Limitation periods, effect, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.46

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 45.027, 345.41

Residential rental property, abandonment by tenants, landlord rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 504B.271

Resorts, storage or disposal, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Sale

Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.04, 345.47

Proceeds, deposits, Minn. Statutes 2026 241.09, 345.16, 345.48

Savings associations, see Liquidation under SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Savings banks, see Liquidation under SAVINGS BANKS

Securities

Delivery to Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.43

Presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.35

Sale, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.47

Seizure, Minn. Statutes 2026 97A.223, 345.15, 345.16

Sheriff, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.15

State lands, abandonment by purchaser, Minn. Statutes 2026 92.212

State-operated services facility residents, Minn. Statutes 2026 246.16

State Patrol, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.16

State warrants, presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2026 16A.45

Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.46

Stolen property, Criminal Apprehension Bureau, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.07

Storage

Baggage, liens, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.10

Lodging establishments, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Tangible personal property, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.75

Tax-deferred accounts, exemptions, I.R.C. 529 or 529A accounts, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.383

Tax-forfeited land, abandoned property on, sale of, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.04

Title, transfer at sale, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.47

Travelers' checks, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.32, 345.41

Trust companies, see Liquidation under TRUST COMPANIES

Unemployment insurance taxes, refunds, Minn. Statutes 2026 268.057

Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.31 to 345.60

Veterans homes, Minn. Statutes 2026 198.23, 198.231

Virtual currency

Defined, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.31

Liquidation and payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.43

Warehouse receipts, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.71

Watercraft, Minn. Statutes 2026 86B.109, 97A.223

Workers' compensation, presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2026 345.39