Directives
Requesting a Directive
DIRECTIVE REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE IT IS NEEDED.
REQUESTS INVOLVING MULTIPLE MEMORIALS, METES/BOUNDS LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OR IS COMPLEX WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PROCESSING.
- No fee to draft a Directive; there is a fee to record the Directive
- Recording a Directive: Fee for one certificate is $46 and $20 for each additional certificate
- When mailing items to our office, please HIGHLIGHT “Examiner of Titles Office” and/or “ATTN: Tracy Ekberg” on the envelope
General requests:
Examiner of Titles | Correct Personal Name or Correct Marital Status:
Examiner of Titles | Correct Business Name:
Examiner of Titles |
The Examiner of Titles does not draft Directives to remove Financing Statements; they will drop after 5 years upon transfer of property, unless a Continuation of Statement is recorded – then the expiration is extended for an additional 5 years; if there is a bankruptcy, it will extend the expiration an additional 60 days past the 5 years
Removing recitals/memorials from a certificate of title
Your certificate of title may show liens or interests that are no longer valid. To learn if those interests will be dropped by the registrar or will require an examiner's directive, please view this document (PDF).
Exchange Certificate
Registered owners (or agents of the registered owners) can request an Exchange Certificate from the Registrar of Titles for a fee of $40. The Certificate of Title will be free from memorials of all interests which have terminated. For additional information, please contact (763) 323-5400.
Forms
- Sample Affidavit (Name Change) (Word doc)
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Property Records & Taxation Division
Physical Address
2100 3rd Avenue
Anoka, MN 55303
Phone: : 763-323-5400