Subdivision 1. Generally. The sale herein provided for shall be made at public auction between nine o'clock in the morning and five o'clock in the afternoon in the county where the property or some part thereof is situated. A notice stating the time and place of sale, the amount which will be due on the date of sale exclusive of the expenses of advertising and sale, and the grounds of the lien, giving a general description of the property to be sold, shall be served personally upon the owner of the property if the owner can be found within the county in which the property is stored, and if not, then it shall be mailed to the owner thereof at least three weeks before the time fixed for such sale if the place of residence or post office address of such owner is known by, or with due diligence can be learned by, the person claiming such lien, and shall be published once in each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper printed and published in the county where the property, or some part thereof, is situated, the last publication of such notice to be at least one week prior to the date of sale; or, if there is no newspaper printed and published in the county, then the notice of sale shall be posted in three of the most public places in the county at least three weeks before the time of sale. In case neither the place of residence nor the post office address of such owner is known to the person claiming such lien and cannot with reasonable diligence be learned, the publication or posting of notice, as herein provided, shall be sufficient to authorize such sale.
Subd. 2. Motor vehicle held by licensed dealer. (a) If the property subject to the lien is a motor vehicle and the lienholder is a dealer licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2 or 3, the dealer may sell the vehicle as provided in subdivision 1 or may sell the vehicle at wholesale or retail in the ordinary course of business after notice to the owner as provided in this subdivision.
(b) At least three weeks prior to sale, the dealer shall send a written notice by certified mail to the last known address of the owner of the vehicle according to the records of the dealer. If the vehicle is registered in this state and subject to a certificate of title and the name of the owner or the address of the owner is different than shown on the records of the dealer, the dealer shall also send the written notice to the registered owner by certified mail at the address shown.
(c) The notice must contain a description of the vehicle, the grounds of the lien, the name, address, and telephone number of the dealer, the total amount owed including any accrued storage charges, the date after which the vehicle will be sold, and a statement that the owner may reclaim the vehicle prior to sale by paying the full amount due.
(d) A dealer who sells a vehicle under this subdivision waives any further claim against the owner for any deficiency or other charges secured by the lien.
(8510) 1905 c 328 s 4; 1907 c 114 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2014 c 231 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests
Chapter 514 — Liens Against Property
Section 514.01 — Mechanics, Laborers And Material Suppliers.
Section 514.02 — Nonpayment For Improvement; Penalties And Remedies.
Section 514.03 — Extent And Amount Of Lien.
Section 514.04 — Lines Of Railway, Telegraph, Or Similar Projects.
Section 514.05 — When Lien Attaches; Notice.
Section 514.06 — Title Of Vendor Or Consenting Owner, Subject To.
Section 514.07 — Payments Withheld; Lien Waivers.
Section 514.08 — Statement; Notice; Necessity For Recording; Contents.
Section 514.09 — Two Or More Buildings.
Section 514.10 — Foreclosure Of Liens.
Section 514.11 — Commencement Of Action; Proceedings.
Section 514.12 — Notice Of Lis Pendens.
Section 514.13 — Statutory Lienholder Rights; Nonexclusive.
Section 514.135 — Computation Of Interest On Claims.
Section 514.14 — Postponement, Judgment, Subrogation.
Section 514.15 — Judgment, Sale, Redemption.
Section 514.16 — Severance Of Building, Resale, Receiver.
Section 514.19 — Right Of Detainer.
Section 514.21 — Sale, When And Where Made; Notice.
Section 514.22 — Conduct Of Sale.
Section 514.221 — Creation; Perfection; Enforceability.
Section 514.40 — Liens, Preference.
Section 514.41 — Lien Statement, Filing; Assignment Of Lien.
Section 514.42 — Termination Of Lien.
Section 514.43 — Action; Attachment.
Section 514.44 — Allowance And Issue Of Writ.
Section 514.45 — Contents And Levy Of Writ.
Section 514.46 — Logs Scaled To Officer; Where Held; Fees.
Section 514.47 — Pleadings; Priority Of Liens.
Section 514.48 — Discharge Of Attachment; Bond.
Section 514.49 — Findings, Judgment, Costs.
Section 514.50 — Execution Sale.
Section 514.51 — Obstructing Or Intermixed Logs.
Section 514.54 — Timber Cut In Other States.
Section 514.55 — Stray Timber Secured In Other States.
Section 514.56 — Preservation And Enforcement.
Section 514.57 — Commissioner Of Natural Resources; Lien For Charges.
Section 514.58 — Sale And Distribution Of Proceeds.
Section 514.59 — Wages, Lien As Against Seizure.
Section 514.60 — Notice To Sheriff; Property Held.
Section 514.61 — Death Or Dissolution Of Employer.
Section 514.661 — Lien For Rental Value Of Farm Machinery During Mediation.
Section 514.67 — Inspections, Examinations, Or Other Governmental Services.
Section 514.671 — Definitions.
Section 514.672 — Environmental Lien.
Section 514.673 — Environmental Lien Notice.
Section 514.674 — Lien Enforcement; Limitation.
Section 514.675 — Lien Does Not Affect Other Remedies.
Section 514.676 — Amounts Received To Satisfy Lien.
Section 514.68 — Lien For Hospital Charges.
Section 514.69 — File With County.
Section 514.70 — County To Provide Record.
Section 514.73 — Liens Assignable.
Section 514.74 — Inaccuracies In Lien Statement.
Section 514.75 — Promissory Note; Effect.
Section 514.76 — Satisfaction; Penalty For Refusal.
Section 514.77 — Liens For Launderers.
Section 514.78 — Notification Of Owner; Sale.
Section 514.79 — Balance Of Proceeds Of Sale; Payment Of.
Section 514.93 — Summary Sale Of Unclaimed Animal; Notice; Proceeds; Record.
Section 514.94 — Rights Of Detainer, Lien And Sale Of Animals.
Section 514.945 — Agricultural Producer's Lien.
Section 514.963 — Crop Lien Definitions.
Section 514.964 — Agricultural Lien On Crops.
Section 514.965 — Livestock Lien Definitions.
Section 514.966 — Agricultural Lien On Livestock.
Section 514.971 — Definitions.
Section 514.972 — Lien Against Property.
Section 514.973 — Enforcement Of Lien.
Section 514.974 — Additional Notification Requirement.
Section 514.975 — Rental Agreements.
Section 514.976 — Disclosure And Actions.
Section 514.977 — Additional Remedies.
Section 514.978 — Waiver Or Modification Prohibited.
Section 514.979 — Advertising.
Section 514.980 — Medical Assistance Liens; Definitions.
Section 514.981 — Medical Assistance Lien.
Section 514.982 — Medical Assistance Lien Notice.
Section 514.983 — Lien Enforcement; Limitation.
Section 514.984 — Lien Does Not Affect Other Remedies.