The ownership of abandoned tangible personal property that is not subject to any other provision of statute may be transferred as provided by this section.
If property has not been removed within six months after it comes into the possession of a person, it is abandoned and shall become the property of the person in possession, after notice to the prior owner. Thirty days' notice that the time period has elapsed and that the ownership will be transferred at the end of the 30 days shall be given to the prior owner personally or by certified mail, which is actually received. If the name of the prior owner is not known, and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, three weeks' published notice shall be given in the county where the property is located. The prior owner or another person claiming an interest in the property may petition the district court to stay the transfer of ownership for a reasonable period to allow the removal of the property. The transfer is stayed while the petition is pending before the court.
2005 c 109 s 7
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 343 - 348 — Animals And Property
Chapter 345 — Unclaimed Property
Section 345.01 — Duty Of Consignee Or Bailee.
Section 345.02 — Unclaimed Property May Be Sold Upon Notice; Summary Sale.
Section 345.03 — Proceedings If Property Not Claimed.
Section 345.04 — Inventory; Order Of Sale.
Section 345.05 — Notice And Return Of Sale.
Section 345.06 — Disposition Of Proceeds.
Section 345.07 — Money Deposited, How Disposed Of.
Section 345.09 — Unclaimed Baggage; Delivery To Warehouse Operator.
Section 345.10 — Storage Liens.
Section 345.11 — Sale; Notice.
Section 345.12 — Sale; Proceeds.
Section 345.13 — Warehouse Operator's Bond.
Section 345.14 — Fees Of Court Administrators.
Section 345.15 — Counties, Unclaimed Property; Disposition; Duty Of Sheriff.
Section 345.16 — State; Unclaimed Property; Disposition; Duty Of State Patrol.
Section 345.20 — Dies, Molds; Ownership.
Section 345.25 — Bonds Issued By Religious Organizations.
Section 345.31 — Definitions And Use Of Terms.
Section 345.32 — Property Held By Banking Or Financial Organizations Or By Business Associations.
Section 345.321 — Dormancy Charge For Money Orders.
Section 345.33 — Unclaimed Funds Held By Life Insurance Corporations.
Section 345.34 — Deposits Held By Utilities.
Section 345.35 — Stock And Other Intangible Interests In Business Associations.
Section 345.37 — Property Held By Fiduciaries.
Section 345.38 — Property Held By State Courts And Public Officers And Agencies.
Section 345.381 — Property Held By Minnesota Public Pension Fund.
Section 345.39 — Miscellaneous Personal Property Held For Another Person.
Section 345.41 — Report Of Abandoned Property.
Section 345.42 — Notice And Publication Of Lists Of Abandoned Property.
Section 345.43 — Payment Or Delivery Of Abandoned Property.
Section 345.44 — Relief From Liability By Payment Or Delivery.
Section 345.451 — Crediting Income Or Gain To Owner's Account.
Section 345.46 — Period Of Limitation.
Section 345.47 — Sale Of Abandoned Property.
Section 345.48 — Deposit Of Funds.
Section 345.485 — Recovery Of Property By Others.
Section 345.49 — Claim For Abandoned Property Paid Or Delivered.
Section 345.50 — Determination Of Claims.
Section 345.51 — Judicial Action Upon Determinations.
Section 345.515 — Agreements To Locate Reported Property.
Section 345.52 — Election To Take Payment Or Delivery.
Section 345.525 — Property Having No Apparent Commercial Or Historical Value.
Section 345.53 — Examination Of Records.
Section 345.54 — Proceeding To Compel Delivery Of Abandoned Property.
Section 345.57 — Effect Of Laws Of Other States.
Section 345.59 — Uniformity Of Interpretation.
Section 345.70 — Minnesota Museum Property Act; Definitions.
Section 345.71 — Loans Of Property To A Museum Or Archives Repository.
Section 345.72 — Acquiring Title To Abandoned Property.
Section 345.73 — Acquiring Title To Undocumented Property.