2000 Minnesota Code
Chapters 500 - 515B Property Interests and Liens
Chapter 507 Recording and Filing Conveyances
Section 507.093 Standards for documents to be recorded or filed.
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, or as otherwise provided by section 386.30.
HIST: 1996 c 338 art 3 s 1; 2000 c 275 s 2
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