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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to civil law; requiring actual notice for easements held by a government | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 entity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5 Section 1. [117.80] ACTUAL NOTICE REQUIRED; EASEMENTS. | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a local, state, or any other government entity | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7with an easement over private property must provide actual notice to an owner by mail, | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8email, or telephone before using the easement. A municipality or state agency failing to | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9provide actual notice under this section is subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation. | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10An owner aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring an action in district court to | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11recover actual damages, any penalties under this section, costs, and reasonable attorney | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12fees. | |
| 13 | 13 | 1Section 1. | |
| 14 | 14 | 25-02260 as introduced01/16/25 REVISOR JSK/LJ | |
| 15 | 15 | SENATE | |
| 16 | 16 | STATE OF MINNESOTA | |
| 17 | 17 | S.F. No. 809NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 18 | 18 | (SENATE AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Lieske, Bahr, Draheim and Kupec) | |
| 19 | 19 | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE | |
| 20 | 20 | Introduction and first reading01/30/2025 | |
| 21 | 21 | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |