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    Abstracters Board

    Also known as:
    State Board of Abstractors
    Board of Examiners of Abstracters
    Minnesota Board of Abstractors Examiners
    State Board of Abstract Examiners
    Minnesota Abstracters Board of Examiners
    Board of Abstractors
    Active dates:1957-1993
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 386.63 [Repealed, 1993 c 369 s 146]
    1957 Minn. Laws Chap. 871
    Minn. Stat. 214.09 (governs terms and compensation of licensing boards)
    Function:

    Examines applicants, licenses abstracters, and handles complaints concerning Minnesota abstracters.

    History:

    Name changed from Abstractors Board of Examiners to Board of Abstractors, 1975 Minn. Laws Chap. 271 Sec. 3 (22). Host department: Commerce. "The board is no longer in existence as of August 1993" (Source: Annual compilation and statistical report: membership on state councils, boards and commissions).
    Membership:

    7 members (4 abstracters, 1 attorney, 2 public members); appointed by governor; 4-year terms; per diem plus expenses; members file with Ethical Practices Board.; Originally (1957): 5 members; 6-year terms; senate confirmation not required.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Notes:

    Found: Board of Abstracters (State Register, 3 November 1986, 11 S.R. 836)
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1959-1993.
    Record last updated: 04/24/2019
     

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