2007 Minnesota Statutes

508A.13 EXAMINER'S REPORTS.
    Subdivision 1. Examination of documents. After the filing of the application for a CPT, the
examiner of titles shall proceed to prepare a full written report to the applicant or the applicant's
attorney based upon the examiner's examination of the application, abstract of title, and the
public records.
    Subd. 2. Report. The examiner's report shall set forth all rights, titles, estates, liens, and
interests in the real property. When in the opinion of the examiner the state has any interest in or
lien upon the real property, this shall be fully set forth. The report shall be mailed to the applicant
or the applicant's attorney and a copy shall be retained by the examiner.
    Subd. 3. Suspension of proceedings. The proceeding shall be suspended so long as the
report of the examiner is adverse to the applicant or so long as valid written objections are still
outstanding. The examiner shall mail written notice of the suspension to the applicant or the
applicant's attorney.
    Subd. 4. Mailed notice. The applicant or the applicant's attorney shall furnish the examiner
on a prescribed form a list of the names and addresses of the persons listed by the examiner as
having any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the land sought to be registered under sections
508A.01 to 508A.85. If the addresses of any of these persons cannot be ascertained after a due
and diligent search, the applicant or the applicant's attorney shall certify that fact.
There also shall be furnished to the examiner stamped envelopes addressed to those parties
listed by the examiner whose addresses can be ascertained and a copy of the notice for each
of these parties in the form prescribed in subdivision 5. The examiner shall then send by mail
a copy of the notice to each of these parties. The certificate of the examiner that the examiner
has mailed the notice shall be conclusive proof of mailing and shall be retained as a part of
the examiner's files.
    Subd. 5. Form of notice. The examiner's notice shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF

POSSESSORY TITLE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That ............................................... has made application for the
issuance of a Certificate of Possessory Title pursuant to sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 for land lying
and being in the State of Minnesota, County of .........................................., described as follows:

(Description of land)

Subject to:

(List encumbrances)

NOTICE is further given that a Certificate of Possessory Title containing only the encumbrances
as described above will be issued to the applicant unless a valid written objection is submitted
to the Examiner of Titles within 20 days from ......................................................, ...............,
the date of mailing of this notice.

	Signed .....
	Examiner of Titles
	Address .....
	.....

    Subd. 6. Duty to advise registrar. The examiner, upon the request of the registrar, shall
advise the registrar upon any act or duty pertaining to the conduct of office, and prepare the form
of any memorial to be entered by the registrar.
History: 1982 c 396 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107