Subdivision 1. Certification of payment. Except as provided in subdivision 2, if a deed or other instrument conveys a parcel of land that is less than a whole parcel of land as described in the current tax list, the county auditor shall not transfer or divide the land in the auditor's official records, and the county recorder shall not file and record the instrument, unless the instrument of conveyance contains a certification by the county treasurer that the taxes due in the current tax year for the whole parcel have been paid. This certification is in addition to the certification for delinquent tax required by section 272.12.
Subd. 2. Exceptions. No certification of current tax paid is required when the land is being conveyed to the federal government, the state, or a home rule charter or statutory city or any other political subdivision. No certification of current tax paid is required under subdivision 1 for any sheriff's or referee's certificate of sale or other instrument if a certification of delinquent tax for the instrument is not required under section 272.12.
1987 c 268 art 7 s 27; 1988 c 719 art 6 s 4; 1995 c 264 art 16 s 8
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 272 - 289 — Property Taxes
Chapter 272 — Taxation, General Provisions
Section 272.01 — Property Subject To Taxation.
Section 272.011 — State-owned Property Used For Housing Officers Or Employees.
Section 272.02 — Exempt Property.
Section 272.021 — Property Of Volunteer Fire Department Exempt From Taxation.
Section 272.0211 — Sliding Scale Market Value Exclusion For Electric Power Generation Efficiency.
Section 272.0212 — Border Development Zone Property.
Section 272.0213 — Leased Seasonal-recreational Land.
Section 272.025 — Filing Requirement.
Section 272.027 — Personal Property Used To Generate Electricity For Production And Resale.
Section 272.028 — Payment In Lieu Of Production Tax; Wind Generation Facilities.
Section 272.029 — Wind Energy Production Tax.
Section 272.0295 — Solar Energy Production Tax.
Section 272.04 — Mineral, Gas, Coal, And Oil Owned Apart From Land; Space Above And Below Surface.
Section 272.06 — Legality Presumed.
Section 272.08 — Interest On Unpaid Taxes.
Section 272.10 — Right To Assess And Collect; Limitation.
Section 272.11 — Expenses Of Reassessment.
Section 272.115 — Certificate Of Value; Filing.
Section 272.12 — Conveyances, Taxes Paid Before Recording.
Section 272.121 — Current Tax On Divided Parcels.
Section 272.122 — Electronic Facsimile.
Section 272.14 — Transfer Of Undivided Interest.
Section 272.15 — Deed To Correct Title.
Section 272.16 — Transfer Of Specific Part.
Section 272.161 — Determination Of Net Tax Capacity Of Specific Part Of Land Transferred.
Section 272.162 — Restrictions On Transfers Of Specific Parts.
Section 272.17 — List Of Certificates Of Sale Filed With Auditor.
Section 272.19 — Platting Of Irregular Tracts.
Section 272.191 — Irregular Tracts Of Land, Code System Of Describing.
Section 272.193 — Numbering Tracts.
Section 272.195 — Legal Description.
Section 272.196 — Certified Copies, Filing, Exceptions.
Section 272.20 — Railroad Lands Becoming Taxable; Lists Of Lands Reverting To Railroads.
Section 272.21 — Railroad Lands; Sale.
Section 272.22 — When Stock Represents Lands.
Section 272.23 — Taxability In Litigation.
Section 272.24 — Company To Report Transfers.
Section 272.28 — Counties Having Bonded Debt; Sinking Fund; Tax.
Section 272.29 — Governor May Suspend Or Remove.
Section 272.30 — Actions Against Officers; Expense Of County.
Section 272.31 — Lien Of Real Estate Taxes.
Section 272.32 — Assessments For Local Improvements In Cities.
Section 272.33 — Assessments For Local Improvements In Cities Of First Class.
Section 272.38 — Structures, Standing Timber, Or Minerals Not To Be Removed.
Section 272.39 — Structures, Timber, Or Minerals May Be Seized.
Section 272.42 — Violations; Liability.
Section 272.43 — Real Estate Tax Judgment; No Limitation.
Section 272.435 — Notice Of Tax Payments To Mortgagors And Contract Vendees.
Section 272.44 — Taxes Paid By Lienholders Are Added To Lien.
Section 272.46 — Auditor To Furnish Statement Of Tax Liens And Tax Sales; Fees; Application.
Section 272.481 — Place Of Filing.
Section 272.482 — Execution Of Notices And Certificates.
Section 272.483 — Duties Of Filing Officer.
Section 272.485 — Uniformity Of Application And Construction.
Section 272.486 — Short Title.
Section 272.488 — Computerized Filing Of Tax Liens And Notices.
Section 272.58 — Enforcement Of Taxes Reciprocally In Courts Of This And Other States.
Section 272.67 — Division Of Land In Cities Into Rural And Urban Districts.
Section 272.68 — Payment Of Taxes And Assessments On Property Acquired By The State.
Section 272.71 — Tif Properties; Notice Of Potential Valuation Reductions.