1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to real property; providing for the removal of racial covenants in recorded 
1.3 	documents;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 507.18, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 507.18, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Permanent removal of racial covenants. Every county recorder and registrar 
1.9 	of titles shall permanently redact all racial covenants contained in all documents previously 
1.10 	accepted for recording upon court order. The Office of the Attorney General shall petition 
1.11 	each court with competent jurisdiction for an order directing permanent redaction of all 
1.12 	racial covenants contained in recorded documents. Upon an order directing permanent 
1.13 	redaction of a racial covenant, the county recorder or registrar of titles shall archive the 
1.14 	original unredacted recorded document with the Minnesota Historical Society for educational 
1.15 	purposes.