287.24 PERSONS LIABLE.
Subdivision 1.
General rule. Any person who grants, assigns, transfers, or conveys any real
property by a deed or instrument subject to the tax imposed by section
287.21 shall be liable for
such tax but no public official shall be liable for a tax with respect to any instrument executed by
the official in connection with official duties.
Subd. 2.
Other responsible persons. If an underpayment is assessable by the commissioner
of revenue against a grantor pursuant to section
287.37, and the grantor is a business entity no
longer in existence, any person who, either individually or jointly with others, had control over,
supervision of, or responsibility for making the statement of tax due or exemption from tax that
was submitted to the county treasurer under section
287.241, subdivision 1, can be assessed and
held liable by the commissioner for the underpayment.
History: 1961 c 647 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 31 s 16