<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An abstracter is â??any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of making abstracts of title and issuing certificates showing ownership of, or interest in, or liens upon any lands in the state of Minnesota, whether registered or not,â? including â??present duly qualified and acting county recorders not now prohibited by law from making abstracts.â? Minnesota Department of Commerce</p> <div style="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p style="font-family: "Arial Black"; font-size: 10pt;"><strong style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Abstracter Company and Abstracter Individual Proprietor </span></strong></p> <ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 18px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">Submit the license application at <a href="https://www.pulseportal.com/">PULSE Portal</a> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 9px !important; margin-bottom: 18px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">The license fee is $50.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">You must email your liability insurance after submitting the application to <a href="mailto:licensing.commerce@state.mn.us" title="licensing.commerce@state.mn.us" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 56, 101);">licensing.commerce@state.mn.us</a>. If you are submitting a surety bond instead of the liability insurance you must mail the original bond to: <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> <div style="margin-left: 40px; box-sizing: border-box;">Department of Commerce â?? Abstracter Licensing <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> 85 7th Place East, Suite 280J <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> Saint Paul, MN 55101</div> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 9px !important; margin-bottom: 18px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">Applicants having cash or securities on deposit with the state of Minnesota in an amount equal to the required bond or insurance policy, will be exempt from furnishing the bond or an insurance policy, but will be liable to the same extent as if a bond or insurance policy has been given and filed. Applicants claiming this exemption must attach proof of the cash or securities on deposit with the state of Minnesota. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">Applicants that are title insurance companies regulated by <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/68A" title="Minnesota Statutes 68A" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 56, 101);">Minn. Stat. Chapter 68A</a> and licensed pursuant to <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/68A.02" title="Minnesota Statutes 60A.02" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 56, 101);">Minn. Stat. § 60A.02</a> and <span style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 56, 101);"><a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/60A.06">Minn. Stat. § 60A.06</a>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">subdivision 1, clause (7) and their employees, are exempt from furnishing the bond or an insurance policy, but will be liable to the same extent as if a bond or insurance policy has been given and filed.</span></span></li> </ul> </li> </ol> <div><font color="#333333" face="Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></font></div> <div><font color="#333333" face="Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size: 13px;">Abstracter Individual <br /> <br /></span></strong></font></div> <div> <ol id="abstracter" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 18px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">Pass the Abstracter prelicense exam. Schedule the exam at <a href="https://home.pearsonvue.com/mncommerce" title="Schedule the exam at Pearson Vue" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 56, 101);">Pearson Vue</a> (Phone 833-273-1946) <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 9px !important; margin-bottom: 18px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">The exam results will be sent to us electronically from <a href="https://home.pearsonvue.com/mncommerce">Pearson Vue</a> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">The exam must have been taken on or after July 1, 2009.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">Submit the license application at <a title="Pulseportal" href="https://www.pulseportal.com/">PULSE Portal</a> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 9px !important; margin-bottom: 18px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; list-style: inherit;">The license fee is $50.</li> </ul> </li> </ol> </div> <div> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Review:</strong></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://mn.gov/commerce-stat/pdfs/re-license-guide.pdf"><strong>Guide to Real Estate Licensing</strong></a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href="https://mn.gov/commerce/licensees/real-estate/applications.jsp#1">Abstracter Company and Abstracter Individual Proprietor</a></strong></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href="https://mn.gov/commerce/licensees/real-estate/applications.jsp#2">Abstracter Individual</a></strong></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://mn.gov/commerce/licensees/real-estate/renewals.jsp#2"><strong>Abstracter Company License Renewal</strong></a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href="https://mn.gov/commerce/licensees/real-estate/renewals.jsp#1">Abstracter Individual License Renewal</a> </strong></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://mn.gov/commerce/licensees/real-estate/updates.jsp"><strong>Real Estate Updates</strong></a></p> </div> </div> None
