2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 370 - 403 Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 383A Ramsey County
Section 383A.80 RAMSEY COUNTY DEED AND MORTGAGE TAX.

383A.80 RAMSEY COUNTY DEED AND MORTGAGE TAX.
Subdivision 1. Authority to impose; rate. (a) The governing body of Ramsey County
may impose a mortgage registry and deed tax.
(b) The rate of the mortgage registry tax equals .0001 of the principal.
(c) The rate of the deed tax equals .0001 of the amount.
Subd. 2. General law provisions apply. The taxes under this section apply to the same base
and must be imposed, collected, administered, and enforced in the same manner as provided under
chapter 287 for the state mortgage registry and deed taxes. All the provisions of chapter 287 apply
to these taxes, except the rate is as specified in subdivision 1, the term "Ramsey County" must be
substituted for "the state," and the revenue must be deposited as provided in subdivision 3.
Subd. 3. Deposit of revenues. All revenues from the tax are for the use of the Ramsey
County Board of Commissioners and must be deposited in the county's environmental response
fund under section 383A.81.
Subd. 4. Expiration. The authority to impose the tax under this section expires January 1,
2008.
History: 1997 c 231 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 251 s 10; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 61; 2002 c 390 s 3