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2017 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Acknowledgments in a representative capacity, Minn. Statutes 2017 358.41, 358.50

Administrators of estates, see ADMINISTRATORS OF ESTATES

Appointments

Acceptance of appointment, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-602

Bonds (officers and fiduciaries), Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-603 to 524.3-606

Commencement of administration, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-103

Consent to jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-602

Formal testacy proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-401, 524.3-414

Generally, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-601 to 524.3-618

Informal appointment proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-301

Termination, see same under this topic

Workers' compensation, dependents' allowances, Minn. Statutes 2017 176.111

Appraisers, employment, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-707

Attachment, property subject to, Minn. Statutes 2017 571.74

Bonds (officers and fiduciaries)

Amount, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-604

Court order for requirement, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-603

Demand for bond by interested person, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-605

Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-603

Terms and conditions of bonds, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-606

Breach of fiduciary duty

Improper exercise of power, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-712

Statutes of limitations, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-1005

Certified copies, birth and death records, issuance to, Minn. Statutes 2017 144.225

Charitable trusts, duties, Minn. Statutes 2017 501B.41

Claims against local governments, notice, Minn. Statutes 2017 466.05

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-719

Conflicts of interest, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-713

Conveyances of real property of decedents, validation, Minn. Statutes 2017 507.42

Corporations, shares purchased by, Minn. Statutes 2017 302A.553

County auditors, records, delivery to successor, Minn. Statutes 2017 384.11

Court orders, proceeding without, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-704

Creditors, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-801

Death by wrongful act

Claims, notice, Minn. Statutes 2017 3.736

Claims against local governments, Minn. Statutes 2017 466.05

Debts of deceased person, duties regarding, amounts not recovered, liability of devisees, Minn. Statutes 2017 573.20

Decedents

Data on, government data, rights, Minn. Statutes 2017 13.10

Estates, orders and filings, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-204

Personal property, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2017 390.225

Deed taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2017 287.22

Deeds of distribution

Deed taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2017 287.22

Distribution in kind, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-907

Exempt property, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.2-405

Definitions

Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 336.5-102

Estate taxes, Minn. Statutes 2017 291.005

Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2017 290.01

Probate proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2017 525.80

Uniform Custodial Trust Act, Minn. Statutes 2017 529.01

Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.02

Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.1-201, 524.4-101, 524.6-201

Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, Minn. Statutes 2017 527.21

Devises for charitable purposes, probate proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2017 525.831

Digital assets

Applicability, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.03, 521A.17

Disclosure

Electronic communications, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.07

Other assets, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.08

Procedure, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.06

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.15

Liability, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.16

Terms of service agreements, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.05

User directions, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.04

Disclaimers of property interests, delivery, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.2-1114

Documentation, estate property, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.2-405

Estate tax returns

Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 289A.10

Limitation on time for assessment of taxes, Minn. Statutes 2017 270C.58, 289A.38, 289A.39

Estates, closing, duties, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-1001

Executors, see EXECUTORS

Family allowances, determinations, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.2-404

Fiduciaries, personal representatives defined as, Minn. Statutes 2017 290.01

Fiduciary capacity, nonprofit corporations, mergers or consolidations, effect, Minn. Statutes 2017 317A.641

Foreign personal representatives

Jurisdiction, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.4-301 to 524.4-303

Powers generally, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.4-201 to 524.4-207

Representatives in transition, powers, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.4-206

Formal testacy proceedings

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-401 to 524.3-414

Hearing on petition, notice, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-403

Garnishment, property subject to, Minn. Statutes 2017 571.73

General personal representatives, special administrators, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.1-201

Income tax returns, dependent care credit, right to claim, Minn. Statutes 2017 290.067

Informal probate, generally, see PROBATE

Insurance producers, temporary licensing, issuance, Minn. Statutes 2017 60K.42

Interested persons, personal representatives defined as, Minn. Statutes 2017 55.10

Inventories, duties, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-706, 524.3-708

Investments permitted

Regional railroad authority bonds, Minn. Statutes 2017 398A.07

Savings association accounts, Minn. Statutes 2017 51A.31

Judgments

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.4-401

Sale of decedent's property to satisfy, Minn. Statutes 2017 550.04

Jurisdiction

Consent to, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-602

Foreign personal representatives, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.4-301 to 524.4-303

Long-arm statutes, Minn. Statutes 2017 543.19

Lawsuits

Estate taxes, collection, Minn. Statutes 2017 291.27

Mother and child relationship, Minn. Statutes 2017 257.71

Paternity, Minn. Statutes 2017 257.57

Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2017 541.16

Survival of rights of action, Minn. Statutes 2017 219.82, 334.02, 573.01

Usurious interest, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2017 334.02

Legal representatives, personal representatives defined as

Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2017 302A.011

Limited liability companies, Minn. Statutes 2017 322B.03

Nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2017 317A.011

Lessees' estates, termination of lease, Minn. Statutes 2017 504B.265

Letters of administration

Priority among, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-702

Revenue Department, rights, Minn. Statutes 2017 291.21

Liability

Breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-712

Digital assets, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.16

Estate taxes, Minn. Statutes 2017 270C.585, 291.27

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-703, 524.3-808

Hazardous substances releases, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2017 115B.03

Income taxes, Minn. Statutes 2017 270C.58

Negotiable instruments, Minn. Statutes 2017 336.3-402, 336.3-420

Unemployment insurance taxes of decedents, Minn. Statutes 2017 268.063

Liquor licensees, continuation of business, Minn. Statutes 2017 340A.410

Mail and mailing, proposed distribution, duties, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-906

Mechanics and material suppliers liens

Assignment, Minn. Statutes 2017 514.73

Employee lienholder claims, generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 514.61

Mortgage foreclosures

Attorneys fees, payment, Minn. Statutes 2017 582.02

Curative provisions, Minn. Statutes 2017 582.27

Redemption, Minn. Statutes 2017 580.23

Sale, validity, Minn. Statutes 2017 582.25

Partnerships, standards of conduct, Minn. Statutes 2017 323A.0404

Payments by

Auditors fees and expenses, Minn. Statutes 2017 525.122

Creditors' claims, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-807

Mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-814

Payments to

Decedents' personal property, sale proceeds, Minn. Statutes 2017 390.225

Income and franchise taxes, dependent care credit claims, Minn. Statutes 2017 290.067

Refunds, PERA, Minn. Statutes 2017 353.32

Petitions

Appropriate relief, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.2-405

Auditor, appointment, Minn. Statutes 2017 525.12

Elective share, time limit, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.2-211

Power of attorney, duties, see POWER OF ATTORNEY

Priority among letters, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-702

Probate, see Personal representatives under PROBATE

Proceedings against, statute of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-1005

Professional firms, decedent or disqualified owners, Minn. Statutes 2017 319B.09

Qualifications, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-601

Real estate licensure, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2017 82.56

Real estate tax judgment sales redemption, see REAL ESTATE TAX JUDGMENT SALES REDEMPTION

Relation to persons interested in estate, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-703

Removal, see Termination under this topic

Representatives of the decedent, personal representatives defined as, Minn. Statutes 2017 13.10

Restraining orders, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-607

Rights of action, see Lawsuits under this topic

Savings associations, accounts, rights, Minn. Statutes 2017 51A.28

Savings banks, Minn. Statutes 2017 50.085, 50.17

Service of process on

Motor carriers, secretary of state, agent for service of process, Minn. Statutes 2017 221.67

Motor vehicle accidents, Public Safety Department, agent for service of process, Minn. Statutes 2017 169.09

Prepaid burial contracts, notice of default, Minn. Statutes 2017 306.25

Signatures, estate tax returns, Minn. Statutes 2017 289A.10

Special administrators

General personal representatives, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.1-201

Generally, see Special administrators under ADMINISTRATORS OF ESTATES

Steam railroad personnel, employers, liability in damages for death or injury, Minn. Statutes 2017 219.77

Successor personal representatives

Appointment, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-613

Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-716

Successors of a beneficiary, personal representatives defined as, Minn. Statutes 2017 336.5-102

Supervised administration, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.1-201, 524.3-501 to 524.3-505

Tax liens, real estate tax judgments sales, transfer to, Minn. Statutes 2017 280.35

Tax returns of decedents

Income taxes, estates, Minn. Statutes 2017 289A.08, 289A.12

Inspection, rights, Minn. Statutes 2017 270B.03

Termination

Change of testacy status, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-612

Death or disability, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-609

Dormant estates, Minn. Statutes 2017 525.475

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-608

Informal appointment, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-409

Removal, cause and procedure, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-611

Voluntary, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-610

Transactions authorized for, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-715

Trust companies, acting as, Minn. Statutes 2017 48A.03

Trusts

Fiduciaries and parents, Minn. Statutes 2017 501C.0303

Holders of general powers, Minn. Statutes 2017 501C.0302

Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, Minn. Statutes 2017 521A.01 to 521A.19

Uniform probate code, duties, see Personal representatives under PROBATE

Waivers, statutes of limitations, creditors' claims, Minn. Statutes 2017 524.3-802

Workers' compensation, dependents' allowance, Minn. Statutes 2017 176.111

Written statements, mortgage foreclosures, Minn. Statutes 2017 582.032