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MN Stat § 317A.763 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.763 — Decree Of Dissolution.

317A.763 DECREE OF DISSOLUTION. Subdivision 1. Procedure; when entered. In an involuntary or supervised voluntary dissolution, the court shall provide for the discharge of obligations and the distribution of the assets as set forth in section 317A.753, subdivision 4, and shall enter a decree dissolving the corporation. Subd. 2. Effective date. When the decree dissolving the corporation has been entered, the corporation is dissolved. History:   1989 c 304 s 110
MN Stat § 317A.765 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.765 — Filing Decree.

317A.765 FILING DECREE. After the court enters a decree dissolving a corporation, the court administrator shall cause a certified copy of the decree to be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state may not charge a fee for filing the decree. History:   1989 c 304 s 111
MN Stat § 317A.771 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.771 — Deposit With Commissioner Of Management And Budget Of Amount Due Certain Persons.

317A.771 DEPOSIT WITH COMMISSIONER OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OF AMOUNT DUE CERTAIN PERSONS. Upon dissolution of a corporation, the part of the assets distributable to a person who is unknown or cannot be found, or who is under disability, if there is no person legally competent to receive it, must be reduced to money and deposited with the commissioner of management and budget. The amount deposited is appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget and must be paid over to the person, upon proof satisfactory to the commissioner of management and budget of a right to payment. History:  1989 c 304 s 112; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 317A.781 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.781 — Claims Barred; Exceptions.

317A.781 CLAIMS BARRED; EXCEPTIONS. Subdivision 1. Claims barred. A person who is or becomes a creditor or claimant at any time before, during, or following the conclusion of dissolution proceedings, who does not file a claim or pursue a remedy in a legal, administrative, or arbitration proceeding within the time provided in section 317A.730, 317A.741, 317A.751, or 317A.759, or has not begun a legal, administrative, or arbitration proceeding before the beginning of the dissolution proceedings, and a person claiming through or under the creditor or claimant, is barred from suing on that claim or otherwise realizing upon or enforcing it, except as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Claims reopened. Within one year after articles of dissolution have been filed with the secretary of state under section 317A.733, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), or a decree of dissolution has been entered, a creditor or claimant who shows good cause for not having previously filed the claim may apply to a court in this state to allow a claim against the corporation to the extent of undistributed assets. Subd. 3. Claims permitted. Debts, obligations, and liabilities incurred during dissolution proceedings must be paid or provided for by the corporation before the distribution of assets under section 317A.735. A person to whom this kind of debt, obligation, or liability is owed but not paid may pursue any remedy against the officers or directors of the corporation before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. This subdivision does not apply to dissolution under the supervision or order of a court. History:   1989 c 304 s 113
MN Stat § 317A.783 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.783 — Right To Sue Or Defend After Dissolution.

317A.783 RIGHT TO SUE OR DEFEND AFTER DISSOLUTION. After a corporation has been dissolved, its former officers, directors, or members with voting rights may assert or defend, in the name of the corporation, a claim by or against the corporation. History:   1989 c 304 s 114
MN Stat § 317A.791 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.791 — Omitted Assets.

317A.791 OMITTED ASSETS. Title to assets remaining after payment of the debts, obligations, or liabilities and after distributions may be transferred by a court in this state. History:   1989 c 304 s 115
MN Stat § 317A.813 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.813 — Remedial Powers Of Attorney General.

317A.813 REMEDIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general has the powers in sections 8.31 and 501B.40 and 501B.41, to supervise and investigate corporations under this chapter and to bring proceedings to secure compliance. History:  1989 c 304 s 119; 1989 c 340 art 2 s 11
MN Stat § 317A.821 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.821 — Initial Corporate Registration With Secretary Of State.

317A.821 INITIAL CORPORATE REGISTRATION WITH SECRETARY OF STATE. Subdivision 1. Notice from secretary of state; registration required. (a) Before February 1, 1990, the secretary of state shall mail a corporate registration form by first-class mail to each corporation at its last registered office address listed in the records of the secretary of state. The form must include the exact legal corporate name and registered office address currently on file with the secretary of state. (b) A corporation that is subject to chapter 317 shall file an initial corporate registration with the secretary of state between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1990. The registration must include the exact legal corporate name and registered office address of the corporation and must be signed by an authorized person. If the current registered office address listed in the records of the secretary of state is not in compliance with section 317A.011, subdivision 2, or if the corporation has changed its registered office address to an address other than that listed with the secretary of state, the corporation shall list a new registered office address that complies with section 317A.011, subdivision 2, on the registration form. A fee of $35 must be paid for filing the registered office address change, provided that a fee may not be charged if the registered office address is being changed only because of failure to comply with section 317A.011, subdivision 2. The new registered office address must have been approved by the board. Subd. 2. Loss of good standing. A corporation that does not file the initial corporate registration required under subdivision 1 with the secretary of state on or before December 31, 1990, loses its good standing. To regain its good standing, the corporation must file the initial corporate registration. If, as a part of the initial corporate registration process the corporation needs to bring its registered office address into compliance with section 317A.011, subdivision 2, the fees stated in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), apply. Subd. 3. Dissolution; extension. If a corporation fails to regain its good standing under subdivision 2 on or before December 31, 1997, the corporation is dissolved under section 317A.827. After December 31, 1997, the corporate existence of a corporation dissolved under this subdivision may be extended by filing the initial corporate registration with the secretary of state and payment of a $25 fee. The extension relates back to December 31, 1997. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1989 c 304 s 139] History:  1989 c 304 s 120; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 205; 1990 c 488 s 39,40; 1991 c 205 s 14; 1992 c 503 s 14,15; 1997 c 137 s 10
MN Stat § 317A.823 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.823 — Annual Corporate Renewal.

317A.823 ANNUAL CORPORATE RENEWAL. Subdivision 1. Annual renewal. (a) The secretary of state may send annually to each corporation, using the information provided by the corporation 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 corporation that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing the corporation that failing to file the annual renewal will result in an administrative dissolution of the corporation. (b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in which a corporation incorporates, a corporation must file with the secretary of state by December 31 of each calendar year a registration containing the information required by section 5.34. Subd. 2. Penalty. (a) A corporation that has failed to file a renewal pursuant to subdivision 1 must be dissolved by the secretary of state as described in paragraph (b). (b) If the corporation has not filed the delinquent renewal, 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 also make available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved corporations. A corporation dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 317A.781. Subd. 3.  [Repealed by amendment, 2000 c 395 s 10] History:  1989 c 304 s 121; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 206,207; 1990 c 488 s 41,42; 1991 c 205 s 15; 1992 c 503 s 16; 1993 c 48 s 4; 1993 c 86 s 2; 1995 c 128 art 3 s 5; 2000 c 395 s 10; 2004 c 251 s 7; 2007 c 148 art 2 s 55; 2008 c 203 s 11; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 79
MN Stat § 317A.825 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.825 — Acceptance Of Registration By Secretary Of State.

317A.825 ACCEPTANCE OF REGISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE. The secretary of state may accept a registration under section 317A.821 or 317A.823 if the information on the registration is in substantial compliance with these sections, even if the information on the registration is not identical to equivalent information in the records of the secretary of state. History:   1989 c 304 s 122
MN Stat § 317A.827 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.827 — Continuation For Certain Purposes; Reinstatement.

317A.827 CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; REINSTATEMENT. Subdivision 1.  MS 1998 [Repealed by amendment, 2000 c 395 s 11] Subdivision 1. Attorney general powers continued. A corporation dissolved under section 317A.823 continues for three years after the dissolution date for the sole purpose of supervision, investigation, and other actions by the attorney general under sections 8.31 and 501B.40 and 501B.41. Subd. 2.  MS 1998 [Renumbered subdivision 1] Subd. 2. Reinstatement. A corporation dissolved under section 317A.823 may retroactively reinstate its corporate existence by filing a single annual registration. Filing the annual registration with the secretary of state: (1) returns the corporation to active status as of the date of the dissolution; (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the corporation is liable for those contracts or acts; and (3) restores to the corporation all assets and rights of the corporation and its members to the extent they were held by the corporation and its 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. Subd. 3.  [Renumbered subd 2] History:  1989 c 304 s 123; 1989 c 340 art 2 s 12; 1991 c 205 s 16; 1992 c 503 s 17,18; 1993 c 48 s 5; 1997 c 137 s 11; 2000 c 395 s 11; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 74
MN Stat § 317A.901 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.901 — Service Of Process On Corporation.

317A.901 SERVICE OF PROCESS ON CORPORATION. Subdivision 1. Who may be served. A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation may be served upon the registered agent, if any, of the corporation named in the articles, upon an officer of the corporation, or upon the secretary of state as provided in section 5.25. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20] History:  1989 c 304 s 124; 1995 c 128 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 317A.903 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.903 — State Interested; Proceedings.

317A.903 STATE INTERESTED; PROCEEDINGS. If it appears at any stage of a proceeding in a court in this state that the state is, or is likely to be, interested in the proceeding, or that it is a matter of general public interest, the court shall order that a copy of the complaint or petition be served upon the attorney general in the manner prescribed for serving a summons in a civil action. The attorney general shall intervene in a proceeding when the attorney general determines that the public interest requires it, whether or not the attorney general has been served. History:   1989 c 304 s 125
MN Stat § 317A.909 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 317A — Nonprofit Corporations|Section 317A.909 — Corporations For Religious Purposes.

317A.909 CORPORATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES. Subdivision 1. Benefits for members. When authorized by its members or otherwise, a corporation formed for a religious purpose may provide directly or through a church benefits board for: (1) support and payment of benefits to its ministers, teachers, employees, or functionaries and to the ministers, teachers, employees, or functionaries of a nonprofit organization affiliated with it or under its jurisdiction; (2) payment of benefits to the surviving spouses, children, dependents, or other beneficiaries of the persons named in clause (1); (3) collection of contributions and other payments; or (4) creation, maintenance, investment, management, and disbursement of necessary endowment, reserve, and other funds for these purposes, including a trust fund or corporation that funds a "church plan" as defined in section 414(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1988. Subd. 2. Insurance laws not applicable. The insurance laws of this state do not apply to the operations of a corporation under subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Property exempt from taxation. Except for property leased or used for profit, personal and real property that a religious corporation necessarily uses for a religious purpose is exempt from taxation. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2005 c 10 art 2 s 5] Subd. 5. Church benefits board. A "church benefits board" is an organization described in section 414(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1988, whether a civil law corporation or otherwise, the principal purpose or function of which is the administration or funding of a plan or program for the provision of retirement benefits or welfare benefits for the employees of a church or a convention or association of churches, if the organization is controlled by or associated with a church or a convention or association of churches. Subd. 6. Church benefits board as trustee. A church benefits board may act as trustee under a lawful trust and may act as agent for the performance of a lawful act relating to the purposes of the trust. History:  1989 c 304 s 128; 2009 c 43 s 1
MN Stat § 318.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 318 — Declaration Of Trust|Section 318.01 — Organization; Scope Of Business.

318.01 ORGANIZATION; SCOPE OF BUSINESS. Two or more natural persons, whether residents of this state or not, or two or more corporations which are now organized or may hereafter be organized, which includes all domestic corporations, national banks and only those foreign corporations which hold a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, may organize and associate themselves together for the purpose of transacting business in this state under what is commonly designated or known as a "declaration of trust" or "business trust"; provided, however, no such association shall ever be permitted or authorized to transact in this state any business of insurance except the kind of business of insurance specified in section 60A.06, subdivision 1(7), and all acts amendatory thereof; and further provided, however, no such association shall ever be permitted or authorized to transact a banking or surety business, of any kind, in this state. History:  1961 c 740 s 2; 1965 c 77 s 1; 1965 c 732 s 1; 1969 c 6 s 40
MN Stat § 318.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 318 — Declaration Of Trust|Section 318.03 — Sale Of Securities; Registration.

318.03 SALE OF SECURITIES; REGISTRATION. Before any such association may offer for sale, barter or sell any security of such association in this state, such association shall register such securities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 80A, and all acts amendatory thereof, which registration shall be applied for and granted under the same conditions as like registrations are applied for and granted to corporations. History:  1961 c 740 s 4; 1965 c 732 s 3; 1976 c 2 s 40
MN Stat § 318.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 318 — Declaration Of Trust|Section 318.04 — Certificate Of Authority To Transact The Business Of Insurance.

318.04 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE. Any such association permitted by section 318.01 to organize to transact in this state the kind of business of insurance permitted by section 318.01 shall set out in its "declaration of trust" the kind of business of insurance that it shall transact in this state; and before filing with the secretary of state the copy of the "declaration of trust" and any amendments thereto pursuant to section 318.02 there shall be endorsed upon the "declaration of trust" and any amendments thereto the approval of the commissioner of commerce; and it shall be subject to the same insurance laws of this state and rules of the commissioner of commerce that an insurance corporation transacting the same kind of business of insurance is subject to except as otherwise provided by law; and it shall obtain from the commissioner of commerce a certificate of authority as an insurer which certificate of authority shall be issued by the commissioner of commerce upon compliance with all the applicable insurance laws of this state and rules of the commissioner of commerce. History:  1961 c 740 s 5; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 318.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 318 — Declaration Of Trust|Section 318.05 — Unlawful To Transact Business Prior To Compliance.

318.05 UNLAWFUL TO TRANSACT BUSINESS PRIOR TO COMPLIANCE. No such association organized after April 20, 1961, may transact or conduct any business, within this state, under any "declaration of trust" or "business trust" without first complying with the provisions and requirements of sections 318.01 and 318.02 and in addition thereto complying with the provisions and requirements of sections 318.03 and 318.04 when applicable. History:  1961 c 740 s 6; 1965 c 732 s 4
MN Stat § 318.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 318 — Declaration Of Trust|Section 318.06 — Penalties.

318.06 PENALTIES. Any such association, person or party who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit and pay to this state a penalty, not exceeding $1,000. Such penalties may be recovered in the District Court of Ramsey County by action in the name of the state, brought by the attorney general. History:  1961 c 740 s 7; 1965 c 732 s 5
MN Stat § 319B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 319B — Professional Firms|Section 319B.01 — Professional Firms Act; Citation.

319B.01 PROFESSIONAL FIRMS ACT; CITATION. Sections 319B.01 to 319B.12 may be cited as the "Minnesota Professional Firms Act." History:   1997 c 22 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 319B.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 319B — Professional Firms|Section 319B.04 — Authority Of Foreign Firms To Furnish Professional Services; Election To Invoke The Act.

319B.04 AUTHORITY OF FOREIGN FIRMS TO FURNISH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; ELECTION TO INVOKE THE ACT. Subdivision 1. Authority under this act and under other law. A foreign firm that has in effect an election under subdivision 2 may furnish professional services within Minnesota as provided in sections 319B.01 to 319B.12. A foreign firm may furnish professional services within Minnesota without making an election under subdivision 2 only if: (1) no Minnesota statute, Minnesota rule, or tenet of Minnesota common law requires the foreign firm to make that election in order to furnish professional services within Minnesota; and (2) no Minnesota statute, Minnesota rule, or tenet of Minnesota common law precludes the foreign firm from furnishing professional services within Minnesota in the absence of that election. Subd. 2. Election to invoke authority under this act. To elect to become a foreign professional firm and be authorized to furnish professional services according to sections 319B.01 to 319B.12, a foreign firm must in its certificate of authority or statement of foreign qualification: (1) state that the firm elects to operate under sections 319B.01 to 319B.12; (2) acknowledge that the firm is subject to those sections; (3) state that, to the extent its generally applicable governing law conflicts or differs with those sections, the foreign firm has made the necessary changes to the agreements and other documents controlling its structure, governance, operations, and internal affairs so as to comply with those sections; and (4) specify from the list stated in section 319B.02, subdivision 19, the category or categories of professional services the foreign firm is authorized to provide within Minnesota. The statements, acknowledgment, and specification may be made when the foreign firm initially files for a certificate of authority or statement of foreign qualification or may be added at a later time by updating that document. Subd. 3. Rescission and amendment of election. (a) A foreign firm may rescind its election by updating its certificate of authority or statement of foreign qualification to delete the statements, acknowledgment, and specification required by subdivision 2. (b) A foreign firm may update its certificate of authority or statement of foreign qualification to change the specification required by subdivision 2, clause (4). History:  1997 c 22 art 1 s 4; 1999 c 85 art 3 s 5,6