1997 Minnesota Statutes

     508.36 Certificates and copies as evidence. 

    The original certificate of title in the register of 
 titles, any copy of it duly certified by the registrar, or by a 
 deputy, and authenticated by the registrar's seal, and likewise 
 the owner's duplicate certificate of title shall be received in 
 evidence in all the courts of this state and be conclusive 
 evidence of all matters and things contained in it.  In case of 
 variance between the owner's duplicate certificate and the 
 original certificate of title, the original certificate shall 
 prevail.  Deeds, mortgages, leases, or other conveyances of real 
 estate, and all instruments in any manner affecting the title to 
 registered land, together with any notations, endorsements, or 
 memorials upon the same made by the registrar of titles, as 
 required by law, heretofore or hereafter filed with the 
 registrar, shall be received in evidence in all the courts of 
 this state, without further or other proof, and be prima facie 
 evidence of the contents of it.  Duly authenticated copies of 
 these instruments, or any of them, may likewise be received in 
 evidence in any court in this state with like force and effect 
 as the original instruments. 

    HIST: (8282) RL s 3404; 1905 c 305 s 35; 1983 c 92 s 10; 1986 
 c 444; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 79