County implements judicial real property notice program and sets $75 processing fee; recorder also okays land-record software fee increase

County Recorder Julie Munson told the board Minnesota’s new judicial real property notice (RPN) program — taking effect Jan. 1, 2026 — allows district, senior and appellate judges (and recalled or retired federal judges residing in Minnesota) to submit a notice to mask certain property-record data. Munson said the program is patterned on existing address-protection models but is specific to judicial officials and referenced federal 'Daniel's law' as the impetus for state adoption. She described forms (RPN, consent to access, request to access for title companies and consent to terminate) and said the county may charge up to $75 to process each request; the board approved implementing the program and the $75 fee.

Munson also reported that the county’s land-record software provider has proposed updated subscription terms with approximately a 15% increase in user fees (first increase since 2019). The board approved the updated subscription agreement and the attendant fee increase.