Minnesota Senate Bill SF809 Introduced / Bill

                    1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to civil law; requiring actual notice for easements held by a government​
1.3 entity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. [117.80] ACTUAL NOTICE REQUIRED; EASEMENTS.​
1.6 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a local, state, or any other government entity​
1.7with an easement over private property must provide actual notice to an owner by mail,​
1.8email, or telephone before using the easement. A municipality or state agency failing to​
1.9provide actual notice under this section is subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation.​
1.10An owner aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring an action in district court to​
1.11recover actual damages, any penalties under this section, costs, and reasonable attorney​
1.12fees.​
1​Section 1.​
25-02260 as introduced​01/16/25 REVISOR JSK/LJ​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 809​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Lieske, Bahr, Draheim and Kupec)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​01/30/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​