2004 Minnesota Statutes

  386.20 Certificates of discharge from U.S. service. 

    Subdivision 1.    Recordation.  (a) Certificates of 
 discharge from the United States Army, the United States Navy, 
 and the United States Marine Corps and releases or transfers 
 from active duty therein may be recorded in the office of the 
 county recorder of any county in this state by the person to 
 whom such discharge, release or transfer was issued without the 
 payment of any fee to the county recorder for recording the 
 same.  Upon the request of the person having such instrument 
 recorded, the county recorder shall not stamp, mark, or make any 
 endorsement upon any such certificate of discharge, release or 
 transfer, but after the recording thereof has been completed the 
 recorder shall return the certificate of discharge, release, or 
 transfer in the condition received.  

    (b) In any county where the compensation of the county 
 recorder consists of fees only, the county recorder shall be 
 entitled to a fee of 60 cents for recording such instrument, 
 which shall be paid by the county upon presentation of a 
 verified claim by the county recorder. 

    (c) The release of any information pertaining to military 
 certificates of discharge is governed by section 196.08. 

    Subd. 2.    Prima facie evidence.  The record of such 
 certificate or duly certified copy thereof shall be prima facie 
 evidence of all the facts therein stated and received as 
 evidence of such facts in all courts of this state.  

    Subd. 3.    Record books.  The county recorder of any 
 county is hereby authorized and empowered to procure at the 
 expense of the county proper record books for recording such 
 certificates of discharge with sufficient indexes thereto. 

    HIST: (885, 886, 887) 1919 c 266 s 1-3; 1945 c 542 s 1; 1976 c 
 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 124 s 3; 1Sp2003 c 8 art 2 s 19