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MN Stat § 307.082 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 307 — Private Cemeteries|Section 307.082 — Civil Actions.

307.082 CIVIL ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Who may bring. An action under this section may be maintained by the attorney general; a state agency or political subdivision; an individual residing within this state; or a partnership, corporation, association, company, or other entity with shareholders, members, partners, or employees residing within this state. Subd. 2. Action. A person or entity listed in subdivision 1 may maintain a civil action seeking a temporary or permanent injunction, damages, or other appropriate relief against a person who is alleged to have committed a violation of section 307.08, subdivision 2. The action must be brought within two years after the alleged violation is discovered and reported to the state archaeologist or the Indian affairs council. The action must be filed in either the district court of the county in which the subject burial ground is located or in which the defendant resides. History:  1993 c 288 s 1; 1994 c 469 s 1
MN Stat § 307.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 307 — Private Cemeteries|Section 307.09 — Exemptions.

307.09 EXEMPTIONS. Subdivision 1. Extent of exemptions. All lands, not exceeding 100 acres in extent, and in the case of cemeteries owned and managed by religious corporations, or corporations solely owned and controlled by and in the interest of any religious denomination, 300 acres in extent, so laid out and dedicated as a private cemetery, shall be exempt from public taxes and assessments, and shall not be liable to levy and sale on execution, or to be applied in payment of the debts of any owner thereof, so long as the same remains appropriated to the use of a cemetery; and no road or street shall be laid through the same without the consent of the owners. Subd. 2. Special assessments. Nothing contained in subdivision 1 shall be construed to exempt cemetery property owned or leased by any corporation, association, partnership, proprietorship or any other organization from any special assessment unless such corporation, association, partnership, proprietorship or other organization (a) was formed for a purpose not involving pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members; and (b) pays no dividends or other pecuniary remuneration directly or indirectly to its shareholders or members as such. History:  (7633) RL s 2965; 1913 c 137 s 1; 1927 c 295 s 3; 1969 c 980 s 2
MN Stat § 307.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 307 — Private Cemeteries|Section 307.10 — Vacation; Change Of Name.

307.10 VACATION; CHANGE OF NAME. Upon application of the owners of such cemetery, the district court of the county in which it is situate may alter or vacate the same, or any part thereof, as in the case of town plats. Upon like application, and upon such notice as the court may direct, it may change the name of such cemetery. History:  (7634) RL s 2966
MN Stat § 307.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 307 — Private Cemeteries|Section 307.11 — Abandoned Lots; Recovery.

307.11 ABANDONED LOTS; RECOVERY. Sections 306.21; 306.22; 306.23; 306.24 and 306.241 apply to private cemeteries subject to the provisions of this chapter. History:   1976 c 203 s 1
MN Stat § 307.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 307 — Private Cemeteries|Section 307.115 — Correction Of Interment Errors.

307.115 CORRECTION OF INTERMENT ERRORS. Section 306.155 applies to private cemeteries subject to this chapter. Nothing in section 306.155 shall exempt cemeteries from complying with chapter 149A. History:  2003 c 48 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 23 s 2
MN Stat § 307.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 307 — Private Cemeteries|Section 307.12 — Relocation.

307.12 RELOCATION. A cemetery may not be relocated without the consent of the owners. History:   1993 c 100 s 3
MN Stat § 308A.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.001 — Citation.

308A.001 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Cooperative Law." History:   1989 c 144 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 308A.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.011 — Use Of Term Cooperative Restricted.

308A.011 USE OF TERM COOPERATIVE RESTRICTED. Subdivision 1. Only business subject to this chapter may use term cooperative. (a) A corporation or association organized in this state may not use the term "cooperative" as part of its corporate or business name or title, or to represent itself as a cooperative, unless the corporation or association has complied with and is subject to this chapter or has incorporated under other laws of this state authorizing incorporation of business on a cooperative plan. (b) A cooperative formed pursuant to chapter 515B is subject to this chapter, except that in the event of a conflict between chapter 515B and this chapter, chapter 515B is controlling. Subd. 2. Penalty for misuse of term cooperative. A corporation or association is guilty of a misdemeanor that violates subdivision 1. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 3; 1993 c 222 art 5 s 1
MN Stat § 308A.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.015 — Reservation Of Right.

308A.015 RESERVATION OF RIGHT. The state reserves the right to amend or repeal the provisions of this chapter by law. A cooperative incorporated or governed by this chapter is subject to this reserved right. History:   1989 c 144 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 308A.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.021 — Filing Fee.

308A.021 FILING FEE. Unless otherwise provided, the filing fee for documents filed with the secretary of state is $35. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 4; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 201
MN Stat § 308A.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.025 — Registered Office.

 308A.025 MS 2008 [Subds 1 to 5 repealed by amendment, 2010 c 250 art 2 s 13] 308A.025 REGISTERED OFFICE. Every cooperative shall have a registered office and may have a registered agent and may change its registered agent and the agent may resign or change its business address or its name, in the manner prescribed by section 5.36. History:  1989 c 144 art 3 s 2; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 308A.027 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.027 — Annual Renewal.

308A.027 ANNUAL RENEWAL. Subdivision 1. Annual renewal. Each cooperative governed by this chapter must file an annual renewal with the secretary of state in each calendar year following the calendar year in which the cooperative was incorporated. The secretary of state may send annually to the cooperative, using the information provided by the cooperative pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of incorporation, a notice announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the cooperative that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing the cooperative that failing to file the annual renewal will result in an administrative dissolution of the cooperative. Subd. 2. Minnesota cooperative renewal form. In each calendar year in which a renewal is to be filed, a cooperative must file with the secretary of state an annual renewal by December 31 of that calendar year containing the items required by section 5.34. Subd. 3.  [Repealed by amendment, 2009 c 101 art 2 s 76] Subd. 4. Penalty; dissolution. (a) A cooperative that has failed to file a renewal pursuant to the requirements of this section by December 31 of the calendar year for which the renewal was required must be dissolved by the secretary of state as described in paragraph (b). (b) If the cooperative has not filed the renewal by December 31 of that calendar year, the secretary of state must issue a certificate of involuntary dissolution, and the certificate must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state must make available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved cooperatives. A cooperative dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 308A.981. Subd. 5. Reinstatement. A cooperative may retroactively reinstate its existence by filing a single annual renewal and paying a $25 fee. Filing the annual renewal with the secretary of state: (1) returns the cooperative to active status as of the date of the dissolution; (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the cooperative is liable for those contracts or acts; and (3) restores to the cooperative all assets and rights of the cooperative and its shareholders or members to the extent they were held by the cooperative and its shareholders or members before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the dissolution or sold or otherwise distributed after that time. History:  2000 c 395 s 8; 2004 c 251 s 5; 2004 c 254 s 36; 2007 c 148 art 2 s 51; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 76
MN Stat § 308A.032 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.032 — Foreign Cooperatives; Sections Applicable.

308A.032 FOREIGN COOPERATIVES; SECTIONS APPLICABLE. Subdivision 1. General. Except for this section, this chapter does not apply to foreign cooperatives. Subd. 2. Sections applicable. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a foreign cooperative is subject to chapter 303. Unless it complies with chapter 303, a foreign cooperative may not transact business in this state. (b) Sections 303.05, 303.07, and 303.115 do not apply to foreign cooperatives. History:   2008 c 203 s 7
MN Stat § 308A.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.101 — Organizational Purpose.

308A.101 ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSE. Subdivision 1. General purpose. A cooperative may be formed and incorporated on a cooperative plan for the purpose of conducting an agricultural, dairy, marketing, transportation, warehousing, commission, contracting, building, mining, telephone, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile, electrical, heat, light, or power business, or for any combination of these purposes or for any other lawful purpose. Subd. 2. Electric cooperative purpose. An electric cooperative may only be formed by cooperatives engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy for the purpose of financing, or refinancing, the construction, improvement, expansion, acquisition, and operation of electric generating plants and electric transmission and distribution lines, systems, facilities and equipment and related facilities of its members. Subd. 3. Water quality cooperative purpose. A water quality cooperative may only be formed by a cooperative engaged in furnishing potable water or water quality treatment and management services, as defined in section 115.58, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), for the purpose of financing or refinancing the construction, improvement, expansion, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of treatment works, sewage systems, storm sewer facilities, water pipelines, and related facilities of its members. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 6; 1997 c 216 s 128
MN Stat § 308A.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.105 — Incorporators.

308A.105 INCORPORATORS. A cooperative may be organized by one or more incorporators, who may act for themselves as individuals or as the agents of other cooperatives or associations. History:   1989 c 144 art 1 s 7
MN Stat § 308A.121 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.121 — Cooperative Name.

308A.121 COOPERATIVE NAME. Subdivision 1. Name. The name of a cooperative must distinguish the cooperative upon the records in the Office of the Secretary of State from the name of a domestic corporation, whether profit or nonprofit, or a limited partnership, or a foreign corporation or a limited partnership, whether profit or nonprofit, a limited liability company, whether domestic or foreign, a limited liability partnership, whether domestic or foreign, on file, authorized or registered to do business in this state at the time of filing or a name the right to which is, at the time of incorporation, reserved or provided for in sections 5.35, 302A.117, 317A.117, 321.0109, 322C.0109, or 333.001 to 333.54. Subd. 2. Name reserved. The cooperative name shall be reserved for the cooperative during its corporate existence. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2008 c 203 s 14] History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 8; 1989 c 292 s 8,9; 1992 c 517 art 1 s 18; 1995 c 128 art 2 s 2; 2004 c 199 art 13 s 111; 2009 c 98 s 12; 2014 c 157 art 2 s 18,29,31
MN Stat § 308A.125 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.125 — Stock And Nonstock Organization.

308A.125 STOCK AND NONSTOCK ORGANIZATION. Subdivision 1. Stock and nonstock cooperatives have same authority. Cooperatives organized on a capital stock basis may be organized and have the same powers and authority as cooperatives organized without capital stock on a membership basis. Subd. 2. Capital stock organization. A cooperative is organized on a capital stock basis if holding shares of common stock entitles the holder of the stock to vote. Subd. 3. Nonstock organization. (a) The articles of a nonstock cooperative must contain the provisions required in the articles of a cooperative organized on a capital stock basis if the provisions are applicable to a cooperative organized upon a membership basis. (b) Except for cooperatives constituted partially or entirely of other cooperatives, a member of a cooperative organized on a membership basis may not have more than one vote, and a membership is transferable only with the consent and approval of the board. History:   1989 c 144 art 1 s 9
MN Stat § 308A.131 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.131 — Articles Of Incorporation.

308A.131 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. Subdivision 1. Contents. (a) The incorporators shall prepare the articles, which must include: (1) the name of the cooperative; (2) the purpose of the cooperative; (3) the principal place of business for the cooperative; (4) the period of duration for the cooperative, if the duration is not to be perpetual; and (5) the registered office address of the cooperative and the name of the registered agent, if any, at that address. (b) The articles may contain other lawful provisions, including: (1) if the cooperative is to be organized on a capital stock basis, the total authorized number of shares and the par value of each share: (2) if the shares of the cooperative are to be classified, a description of the classes of shares, including a statement of the number of shares in each class and relative rights, preferences, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the shares of each class; and (3) the names, post office addresses, and terms of office of the directors of the first board. (c) The articles must be signed by and must include the names and addresses of the incorporators. (d) The following provisions are presumed to be part of the articles of a cooperative formed under this chapter: (1) individuals owning common stock shall be restricted to one vote in the affairs of the cooperative or a statement that the cooperative is one described in section 308A.641, subdivision 2; (2) shares of stock are transferable only with the approval of the board; (3) dividends on the capital stock and nonstock units of equity of the cooperative may not exceed eight percent annually; (4) net income in excess of dividends and additions to reserves shall be distributed on the basis of patronage, and that the records of the cooperative may show the interest of patrons, stockholders of any classes, and members in the reserves; and (5) only common stockholders have voting power. Subd. 2. Filing articles. (a) The original articles must be filed with the secretary of state. (b) The fee for filing the articles with the secretary of state is $60. Subd. 3. Presumption in filing articles. When the articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state and the required fee has been paid to the secretary of state, it is presumed that: (1) all conditions precedent that are required to be performed by the incorporators have been complied with; (2) the cooperative has been incorporated; and (3) the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of incorporation to the cooperative. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 10; art 3 s 3,4; 1991 c 205 s 12; 1995 c 150 s 1; 1998 c 401 s 46; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 308A.135 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.135 — Amendment Of Articles.

308A.135 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES. Subdivision 1. Procedure. (a) The articles of a cooperative must be amended as provided in this subdivision. (b) The board by majority vote must pass a resolution stating the text of the proposed amendment. The text of the proposed amendment and an attached mail ballot, if the board has provided for a mail ballot in the resolution, must be mailed with a regular or special meeting notice to each member. The notice must designate the time and place of the meeting for the proposed amendment to be considered and voted on. A cooperative with more than 200 members may publish the notice, proposed amendment, and ballot in the manner provided for a regular meeting notice. (c) If a quorum of the members is registered as being present or represented by mail vote at the meeting, the proposed amendment is adopted: (1) if approved by a majority of the votes cast; or (2) for a cooperative with articles or bylaws requiring more than majority approval or other conditions for approval, the amendment is approved by a proportion of the votes cast or a number of total members as required by the articles or bylaws and the conditions for approval in the articles or bylaws have been satisfied. Subd. 2. Filing. After an amendment has been adopted by the members, the amendment must be signed by the chair, vice-chair, president, vice-president, secretary, or assistant secretary, and a copy of the amendment filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Subd. 3. Certificate. (a) A certificate must be prepared stating: (1) the vote and meeting of the board adopting a resolution of the proposed amendment; (2) the notice given to members of the meeting at which the amendment was adopted; (3) the quorum registered at the meeting; and (4) the vote cast adopting the amendment. (b) The certificate must be signed by the chair, vice-chair, president, vice-president, secretary, or assistant secretary and filed with the records of the cooperative. Subd. 4. Amendment by board. A majority of directors may amend the articles if the cooperative does not have any members or stockholders with voting rights. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 11; art 3 s 5; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 69; 1996 c 414 art 1 s 38
MN Stat § 308A.141 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.141 — Amendment Of Articles To Be Governed By This Chapter.

308A.141 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES TO BE GOVERNED BY THIS CHAPTER. Subdivision 1. Authority. A corporation or association organized and doing business under other statutes of this state or under the laws of other states that has conducted business on a cooperative plan may become subject to this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation to conform to the requirements of this chapter. Subd. 2. Procedure for amendment. (a) A corporation or association organized under statutes of this state may amend its articles of incorporation in the manner provided under the statute that it is governed by for the adoption of amendments. (b) A corporation or association organized under laws of other states shall amend its articles of incorporation in the manner required by the laws of the state where it was incorporated. After the articles of incorporation are amended, the corporation or association shall file a certified copy of the articles of incorporation and amendments with the secretary of state with the fees and requirements prescribed for filing articles. After filing, the corporation or association is a cooperative in this state and subject to the provisions of this chapter. History:   1989 c 144 art 1 s 12
MN Stat § 308A.145 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.145 — Amendment Of Articles To Incorporate Defectively Organized Cooperative.

308A.145 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES TO INCORPORATE DEFECTIVELY ORGANIZED COOPERATIVE. Subdivision 1. Amendment of articles. An association or corporation organized defectively under other law of this state that has conducted its business upon the cooperative plan and has in good faith carried on and transacted business, may amend its articles of incorporation in their entirety to be governed by this chapter. The articles of amendment shall be filed with the secretary of state. Subd. 2. De facto corporation becomes corporation de jure. Upon the filing and recording of the articles of amendment of a de facto corporation, the corporation is a legal and valid corporation de jure. Courts shall hold all transactions, past and future, as if the organization was not defective. Subd. 3. Pending litigation not affected. This section does not affect pending litigation. Subd. 4. Not applicable if charter is forfeited. This section does not apply to a corporation whose charter has been declared forfeited by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 13; art 3 s 6
MN Stat § 308A.155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 308A — Cooperatives|Section 308A.155 — Corporate Existence.

308A.155 CORPORATE EXISTENCE. Subdivision 1. Commencement of corporate existence. The corporate existence of a cooperative begins when the articles are filed with the secretary of state. Subd. 2. Perpetual existence unless limited. Cooperatives have perpetual duration unless the cooperative provides for a limited period of duration of corporate existence in the articles. History:  1989 c 144 art 1 s 15; art 3 s 7