A certificate of sale entitles the holder to possession of the land described in it, but the fee remains in the state until a patent is issued. The certificates, assignments, and patents may be recorded with the county recorder.
Minn. Stat. § 92.17
(6287) RL s 2423; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2005 c 4 s 19