Minn. Stat. § 386.459: OFFICIAL RECORDS; COMPILATION, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE OF INFORMATION.

The county recorder may select and use alternative methods for the compilation, maintenance, and storage of the information contained in the official records listed in sections 386.03, 386.04, 386.05, 386.19, and 386.32, subject to the following conditions:

(1) the methods selected must provide for access to the information contained in the records by those authorized by law to have access to that information; and

(2) the methods selected must provide for the preservation of the information contained in the records to the extent specified by law.