1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil law; requiring expungement for evictions that are more than three 
1.3 	years old;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 484.014, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 484.014, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.Mandatory expungement. (a) The court shall order expungement of an eviction 
1.7 	case commenced solely on the grounds provided in section 504B.285, subdivision 1, clause 
1.8 	(1), if the court finds that the defendant occupied real property that was subject to contract 
1.9 	for deed cancellation or mortgage foreclosure and:
1.10 	(1) the time for contract cancellation or foreclosure redemption has expired and the 
1.11 	defendant vacated the property prior to commencement of the eviction action; or
1.12 	(2) the defendant was a tenant during the contract cancellation or foreclosure redemption 
1.13 	period and did not receive a notice under section 504B.285, subdivision 1a, 1b, or 1c, to 
1.14 	vacate on a date prior to commencement of the eviction case.
1.15 	(b) The court shall order expungement of an eviction case if more than three years have 
1.16 	passed since the date of the order.