MINNESOTA RECORDING DOCUMENT
STANDARDS
ALL
DOCUMENTS DATED AUGUST 1, 1997
OR AFTER
When
creating your own forms always
leave 3 inches of blank space at
the top of the first page.
DO NOT
provide fill in the blanks for
any county offices.
The
MN UCB software and the
pre-printed MN UCB forms are
provided for under section
507.09, certified copies or any
form provided for under
Minnesota Statutes are exempt
from the document standards fee
unless you alter the MN UCB by
writing in the margin or taping
a legal description onto the
form and etc.
1 thru 7
is a brief recap of MN Statute
507.093.
Documents shall:
1. -be
no larger than 81/2 X 14
inches (continuous page
documents are non-
standard)
2. -be
printed, typewritten or computer
generated in black
ink with type no
smaller than 8 point
3. -be
on white paper at least
20 pound weight (copy
machine weight) with
no background color or
highlighter
and at least a 1/2
inch border on all sides of
each page.
4. -contain a 3-inch blank
space at the top on the
first page
for county use.
5. -prominently display the
title of the document on the
first
page below the 3-inch blank
space.
6. -not
contain attachments which cover
up any
information on any
page of the document.
7. -be
legible to reproduce a
readable copy using
Recorder/Registrar's
current method of reproduction.
One
sided pages are preferred in
case there is bleed through from
a notary stamp, etc. so it does
not interfere with the print on
the other side,
When
attaching legal descriptions
to documents or Certificates of
Real Estate Value please use
full sheets of paper printed
portrait style (not sideways).
