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284.20 CLAIMANTS FILE NAMES WITH COURT ADMINISTRATOR; ENTITLED
TO COPIES.
Any person having or claiming an interest in any land in any county may, upon payment of a
fee of 50 cents, file with the court administrator of the county a statement of the following: name,
place of residence, post office address, and a description of the land in which an interest is held
or claimed. The court administrator shall preserve all such statements, maintain an alphabetical
index thereof, and furnish certificates thereof in like manner as certificates of judgments, upon
payment of like fees. Every such statement shall be prima facie evidence and constructive notice
of the name, residence, address, and claim of interest therein set forth to all persons interested
in any action hereunder respecting the lands described in the statement. Service of summons,
notices, or other process in any action hereunder respecting such lands may be made upon the
maker of the statement at the place of residence stated, if within the state, as if the same were
the maker's house of usual abode. If the residence stated be without the state, a copy of the
summons and any other paper required to be mailed in the action shall be mailed to the maker of
the statement at the address therein stated. Any such statement may be withdrawn by the maker at
any time by written notice to the court administrator.
History: (2190-14) 1939 c 341 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82

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