2025 Session Last amended: 2001 session

§ 583.20 — Citation

Plain-Language Summary

Establishes the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, requiring creditors to provide mediation notices to farmers before beginning certain debt enforcement actions, giving farmers the right to request mediation to resolve agricultural debts.

583.20 CITATION.

Sections 583.20 to 583.32 may be cited as the “Farmer-Lender Mediation Act.”

History:

1986 c 398 art 1 s 5,18; 1987 c 292 s 37; 1989 c 350 art 16 s 8; 1990 c 525 s 1; 1991 c 208 s 2; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 6 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 2 s 11; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 29; 1998 c 395 s 7; 1998 c 402 s 6; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 19; 2001 c 195 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 150

NOTE: See section 583.215 for expiration of this section.

History: History: 1986 c 398 art 1 s 5,18; 1987 c 292 s 37; 1989 c 350 art 16 s 8; 1990 c 525 s 1; 1991 c 208 s 2; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 6 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 2 s 11; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 29; 1998 c 395 s 7; 1998 c 402 s 6; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 19; 2001 c 195 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 150

Practical Notes

When this applies: When a creditor seeks to enforce a debt against a farmer’s agricultural property. Who this affects: Farmers and their agricultural lenders. Key points: Creditors must serve a mediation notice at least 90 days before beginning enforcement. Farmers have 14 days to request mediation.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes