1999 Minnesota Statutes

     507.093 Standards for documents to be recorded or filed. 

    (a) The following standards are imposed on documents to be 
 recorded with the county recorder or filed with the registrar of 
 titles: 

    (1) The document shall consist of one or more individual 
 sheets measuring no larger than 8.5 inches by 14 inches. 

    (2) The form of the document shall be printed, typewritten, 
 or computer generated in black ink and the form of the document 
 shall not be smaller than 8-point type.  

    (3) The document shall be on white paper of not less than 
 20-pound weight with no background color, images, or writing and 
 shall have a clear border of approximately one-half inch on the 
 top, bottom, and each side.  

    (4) The first page of the document shall contain a blank 
 space at the top measuring three inches, as measured from the 
 top of the page.  The right half to be used by the county 
 recorder for recording information or registrar of titles for 
 filing information and the left half to be used by the county 
 auditor or treasurer for certification.  

    (5) The title of the document shall be prominently 
 displayed at the top of the first page below the blank space 
 referred to in clause (4).  

    (6) No additional sheet shall be attached or affixed to a 
 page that covers up any information or printed part of the form. 

    (7) A document presented for recording or filing must be 
 sufficiently legible to reproduce a readable copy using the 
 county recorder's or registrar of title's current method of 
 reproduction.  

    (b) The recording or filing fee for a document that does 
 not conform to the standards in paragraph (a) shall be increased 
 as provided in sections 357.18, subdivision 5; 508.82; and 
 508A.82. 

    (c) The recorder or registrar shall refund the recording or 
 filing fee to the applicant if the real estate documents are not 
 filed or registered within 30 days after receipt. 

    HIST: 1996 c 338 art 3 s 1