{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-365.02","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 365.02","heading":"TOWN CORPORATION MAY SUE, OWN PROPERTY, MAKE CONTRACTS.","body":"(a) A town is a public corporation.\n(b) A town may:\n(1) sue and be sued in its corporate name;\n(2) buy, take, and hold real and personal property for a public purpose, and convey and dispose of the property;\n(3) enter into any contract that is necessary for the town to use any of its powers; and\n(4) dispose of, control, and use town property as its residents consider expedient.","path":["TOWNS","CHAPTER 365. TOWN GENERAL LAW","BOUNDARIES, POWERS, CONTRACTS, PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/365.02","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:44Z","sha256":"4ab00cd44a98b85dddc53f4481839982d31de8e77f4874b74a1f8594a5bd1add","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-365.01","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-365.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}