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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.12 — Certificates And Certifications.

5.12 CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Fees.
The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $5 for each certificate or certification of a copy or electronically transmitted image of any document filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy or electronically transmitted image of an original business entity filing. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy or electronically transmitted image of each subsequent business entity filing. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy or electronically transmitted image of any other document filed with the secretary of state. At the time of filing, the secretary of state may provide at the public counter, without charge, a copy of a filing, ten or fewer pages in length, to the person making the filing.
Subd. 2.
Certificate of good standing.
Upon payment of the proper fee, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of good standing to a person when a business entity is in good standing as defined in section 5.26.
Subd. 3.
Certificate of not in good standing.
Upon payment of the proper fee, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of not in good standing to a person when a business entity is not in good standing as defined in section 5.26.
Subd. 4.
Certificate of registration.
Upon payment of the proper fee, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration to a person when a business filing with the secretary has been made that does not create a separate legal entity.
History:
3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 9; 1988 c 682 s 1; 1997 c 137 s 1; 2000 c 395 s 1; 2007 c 148 art 2 s 5; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.14 — Transaction Surcharge.

5.14 TRANSACTION SURCHARGE.
The secretary of state may impose a surcharge of $20 on each transaction involving expedited service that is provided by the Office of the Secretary of State.
History:
1987 c 404 s 68; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 19; 1995 c 224 s 48; 2000 c 395 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.15 — Online Signatures, Acknowledgment Or Notarization On Documents; Penalties Of Perjury.

5.15 ONLINE SIGNATURES, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR NOTARIZATION ON DOCUMENTS; PENALTIES OF PERJURY.
(a) No document submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State shall be required to be notarized. Signing a document submitted to the secretary of state constitutes "acknowledgment" as defined in section 358.52, subdivision 2, and "verification upon oath or affirmation" as defined in section 358.52, subdivision 3. A person who signs a document submitted to the secretary of state without authority to sign that document or who signs the document knowing that the document is false in any material respect is subject to the penalties of perjury set forth in section 609.48.
(b) Any document submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State online may be signed by any person as agent of any person whose signature is required by law. The signing party must indicate on the application that the person is acting as the agent of the person whose signature would be required and that the person has been authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant. The name of the person signing, entered on the online application, constitutes a valid signature by such an agent.
(c) Any document relating to a filing by a business entity or assumed name, or the filing of a document under chapter 270C, 272, 336, or 336A, submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State on paper may be signed by any person as agent of any person whose signature is required by law. The signing party must indicate on the document that it is acting as the agent of the person whose signature would be required and that it has been authorized to sign on behalf of that person.
History:
1988 c 682 s 2; 2009 c 98 s 1; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 1; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 1; 2018 c 176 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.16 — Correction Of Documents.

5.16 CORRECTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Procedure to correct inaccurate or defective instruments.
Whenever an instrument authorized to be filed with the secretary of state has been filed and is an inaccurate record of the action referred to in the instrument, contains an inaccurate or erroneous statement, or was defectively or erroneously executed, sealed, acknowledged, or verified, the instrument may be corrected by articles of correction. Whenever a filing party has erroneously filed an instrument on the record of a business entity, the filing party may file articles of correction that redirect the filing to be recorded on the appropriate business entity within 60 days of the erroneous filing. Articles of correction must be signed by the person who executed the original instrument or by a person authorized to sign on behalf of that person. In the case of an entity other than a natural person, the articles of correction must be signed by an authorized person.
Subd. 2.
Articles of correction.
The articles of correction must:
(1) set forth the name of the person or entity who filed the instrument;
(2) identify the instrument to be corrected by description and by the date of its filing with the secretary of state;
(3) identify the inaccuracy, error, or defect to be corrected; and
(4) set forth a statement in corrected form of the portion of the instrument to be corrected.
Subd. 3.
Filing articles of correction.
The articles of correction shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the articles of correction conform to law, the secretary of state shall, when all fees have been paid as required by law:
(1) endorse on the articles of correction the word "filed" and the month, day, and year that the articles are filed; and
(2) file and record the document in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Subd. 4.
Effect of filing articles of correction.
After articles of correction have been filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State, the instrument as corrected is considered to have been filed on the date the original instrument was filed; except that as to persons adversely affected by the correction, the instrument as corrected is considered to have been filed on the date the articles of correction were filed. A certificate issued by the secretary of state before an instrument is corrected, with respect to the effect of filing the original instrument, is considered to be applicable to the instrument as corrected as of the date the instrument as corrected is considered to have been filed under this section.
Subd. 5.
Fees.
The secretary of state shall collect a fee of $35 for filing articles of correction.
History:
1988 c 682 s 3; 1991 c 205 s 2; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.17 — Substantial Compliance.

5.17 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE.
The secretary of state may accept a filing if the information on the filing is in substantial compliance with the applicable law, even if information on the filing is not identical to equivalent information in the records of the secretary of state.
History:
1989 c 236 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.19 — Return Of Documents.

5.19 RETURN OF DOCUMENTS.
Whenever the secretary of state is required to return a document filed with or submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State, that obligation is satisfied if:
(1) the secretary of state provides an image of the document to the person to whom the document is to be returned by electronic mail or facsimile transmission; or
(2) the person to whom the document is to be returned is given electronic access, including printing access, to an image of the document.
History:
2008 c 203 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.24 — Supplemental Filing And Information Services.

5.24 SUPPLEMENTAL FILING AND INFORMATION SERVICES.
(a) The secretary of state may offer services to the public that supplement filing and information services already authorized by law. The secretary of state may discontinue the supplemental services at any time. The services must be designed to provide the public with a benefit by improving the manner of providing, or by providing an alternative manner of payment for, existing services provided by the secretary of state.
(b) The cost of providing the supplemental services to the public, as determined by the secretary of state, must be recovered from the recipients of the services. The funds collected for the services must be deposited in the Uniform Commercial Code account and are continuously available to the secretary of state for payment of the cost of providing the supplemental services.
History:
1991 c 205 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.26 — Good Standing.

5.26 GOOD STANDING.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
"Good standing" means that a business entity or other filer of an assumed name or trademark filing has complied with all of the filing and registration requirements with the Office of the Secretary of State described in the entity's governing chapter. A business entity or other filer of an assumed name or trademark filing that has submitted, or on whose behalf has been submitted, a payment order or item that is rejected or dishonored, is not in good standing until the payment or item is honored or the delinquent amount is paid. The secretary of state shall note on the record of the business entity whether it is in good standing.
Subd. 2.
Effect of status.
(a) When a business entity is in good standing it may amend its organizing document that is on file with the secretary of state.
(b) When a business entity is in good standing, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of good standing as described in section 5.12.
(c) A business entity that is not in good standing may participate in a merger where it does not survive the merger transaction or may dissolve or terminate its existence. It may not amend its organizing document or file other documents with the secretary of state, other than documents required to return the business entity to good standing.
(d) When a business entity is not in good standing, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of not in good standing as described in section 5.12. The secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of good standing with respect to a business entity that is not in good standing.
Subd. 3.
Reinstatement.
Reinstatement of good standing is controlled by the provisions of the chapter that governs the business entity.
History:
1997 c 137 s 4; 2009 c 98 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.29 — Global Filings.

5.29 GLOBAL FILINGS.
(a) When a registered agent for multiple business entities files an instrument that changes its name or office address, the change for each business entity must be filed online as a separate transaction, and a separate filing fee charged. The aggregate fee for a filing under this paragraph shall not exceed $35,000.
(b) When a secured party wishes to file an amendment to a financing statement making a change in secured party or debtor name and address information, each amendment must be filed online as a separate transaction and a separate filing fee charged.
History:
2000 c 395 s 3; 2007 c 13 art 3 s 4; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.30 — Help America Vote Act Account.

5.30 HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The Help America Vote Act account is established as an account in the state treasury. Money received from the federal government under the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the account. Money appropriated from the general fund to meet the matching requirement of section 253(b)(5) of the Help America Vote Act must be transferred to the account. Money earned from investing the assets of the account must be credited to the account. Money in the account does not cancel but remains available until expended. The account is subject to the requirements of section 254(b) of the Help America Vote Act.
Subd. 2.
Appropriation.
Money in the Help America Vote Act account is appropriated to the secretary of state to improve the administration of elections in accordance with the Help America Vote Act, the state plan certified by the governor under the act, and for reporting and administrative requirements under the act and plan. To the extent required by federal law, money in the account must be used in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of effort requirements of section 254(a)(7) of the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, based on the level of state expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
History:
1Sp2003 c 7 s 1; 2023 c 62 art 1 s 48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.31 — Statewide Voter Registration System.

5.31 STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
The secretary of state may sell intellectual property rights associated with the statewide voter registration system to other states or to units of local government in other states. Receipts from the sale must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Help America Vote Act account.
History:
2005 c 156 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.33 — Returning Combat Veterans.

5.33 RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS.
If any Minnesota business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership has been administratively or statutorily dissolved, revoked, or terminated after December 31, 2006, for failure to file an annual or periodic report with the Office of the Secretary of State during a calendar year when an individual with substantial responsibility for the operation of the dissolved, revoked, or terminated business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership was serving in active military service in the armed forces of the United States, including the reserves or National Guard, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or was engaged in employment outside of the United States essential to the prosecution of a war or to the national defense, as designated by the United States Congress or the United States Department of Defense, the secretary of state shall waive any reinstatement fee otherwise required by law.
History:
2008 c 363 art 13 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.34 — Annual Renewal Filings.

5.34 ANNUAL RENEWAL FILINGS.
(a) Any business registered with the secretary of state required to file an annual renewal in order to maintain its active status, good standing, or existence under Minnesota Statutes shall file that renewal, whether online or otherwise, in a format that states:
(1) the name in Minnesota of the organization for which the renewal is filed;
(2) the name of the organization in the jurisdiction in which it is organized, if different;
(3) the address of the registered office or designated office and the name of the registered agent of the organization for service of process, if any;
(4) the jurisdiction in which the organization is organized, if that jurisdiction is not Minnesota;
(5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the principal functions of the president of a nonprofit corporation, manager of a limited liability company, or chief executive officer of a corporation or cooperative;
(6) the address of the principal executive office of a domestic business corporation or of a limited liability company or the principal place of business of a cooperative, if different from the registered office address;
(7) the address of the designated office and the name, street, and mailing address of the agent for service of process in Minnesota of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership;
(8) the street and mailing address of the principal office of a limited partnership;
(9) the street and mailing address of the chief executive office of a partnership and, if different, the street address of an office of a partnership in Minnesota, if any;
(10) the name, street, mailing address, and telephone number of an individual who may be contacted for purposes other than services of process on behalf of a limited partnership or a limited liability partnership, if the agent for the limited liability partnership, limited partnership, or foreign limited partnership is not an individual; and
(11) the email address of the organization to which notices from the secretary of state will be directed, if the organization has an email address.
(b) Any business entity filed with the secretary of state whose articles were first filed with the commissioner of commerce need not file an annual renewal with the secretary of state.
(c) If a cooperative formed under chapter 308A makes a change in the principal place of business on the annual renewal, the secretary of state shall update the records of that cooperative to reflect the new principal place of business without requiring an amendment to the articles of incorporation of the cooperative.
History:
2009 c 101 art 2 s 14; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.35 — Automatic Name Reservation.

5.35 AUTOMATIC NAME RESERVATION.
Upon the dissolution or termination of the filing of any business entity or assumed name for failure to file the annual renewal, the secretary of state shall automatically file a name reservation to hold that name on behalf of the dissolved or terminated entity for a period of one year from the date of the dissolution or termination.
History:
2009 c 98 s 5; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.37 — Names Including Words: Bank, Trust, Insurance.

5.37 NAMES INCLUDING WORDS: BANK, TRUST, INSURANCE.
Any business entity document filed through the online filing system of the secretary of state that includes the words "bank," "trust," or "insurance" in the name of the business entity may be voided, and the use of the name is at the risk of the filing party and the business entity, even though it is accepted for filing through that system, if the name implies the business of banking or insurance underwriting in this state and the entity is not authorized to carry on this business.
History:
2010 c 250 art 2 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.38 — Authority To Accept Funds.

5.38 AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.
The secretary of state may enter into agreements with a local governmental unit to provide a technological service or project to enhance the state's election system. The secretary of state and the local governmental unit shall agree to the amount of consideration to be paid under the agreement. In addition, the secretary of state may accept federal funds for election purposes. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do not require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 does not apply. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 applies. The funds accepted under this section must be deposited in accounts in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the secretary of state for the uses authorized by this section. The secretary of state shall report by January 15 each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the secretary of state the total amounts received in the preceding calendar year, the sources of those funds, and the uses to which those funds were or will be put. For purposes of this section, "local governmental unit" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, or school district.
History:
2013 c 142 art 3 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.39 — Prefiling Document Review.

5.39 PREFILING DOCUMENT REVIEW.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization and initiation.
(a) The secretary of state shall conduct a prefiling review of a document proposed for filing on behalf of a business entity if the filing party submits to the secretary of state:
(1) the document to be reviewed and a nonrefundable $250 fee; and
(2) a name reservation form, if the document proposes a name change or requires the use of a name otherwise unregistered at the time the document is submitted under this subdivision.
(b) If the secretary of state determines that the prefiled document meets all applicable statutory requirements, the document shall be returned to the filing party with an approval stamp affixed to the document that includes the approval date.
(c) The fee submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be deposited by the secretary of state in the state treasury and credited to the Uniform Commercial Code account for the purposes in section 336.1-110.
Subd. 2.
Subsequent filing.
A document approved pursuant to subdivision 1 may be filed with the secretary of state without further substantive review if:
(1) the document submitted for filing is the document submitted for prefiling review and is submitted within six months of its approval date;
(2) the appropriate filing fee is submitted by the filing party with the document being filed; and
(3) neither the applicable statutory requirements nor the status of the business entity has changed since the approval date of the prefiling review.
History:
2014 c 170 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State › Section 5.50 — Executive Order List Serve.

5.50 EXECUTIVE ORDER LIST SERVE.
The secretary of state shall maintain a list of email addresses of people who have requested to be notified when an executive order is filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall notify people on the list by email within seven days of the filing of an executive order.
History:
1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5A — International Student Exchange Organizations › Section 5A.01 — Definitions.

5A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 2.
International student exchange visitor placement organization; organization.
"International student exchange visitor placement organization" or "organization" means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that regularly arranges the placement of international student exchange visitors for the purpose, in whole or in part, of allowing the student an opportunity to attend school in the United States.
Subd. 3.
International student exchange visitor; student.
"International student exchange visitor" or "student" means a person 18 years of age or under, or up to age 21 if enrolled or to be enrolled in high school in this state, placed by an international student exchange visitor placement organization, who enters the United States with a nonimmigrant visa.
History:
1993 c 238 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5A — International Student Exchange Organizations › Section 5A.02 — Organization Registration.

5A.02 ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION.
(a) All international student exchange visitor placement organizations that place students in schools in the state shall register with the secretary of state.
(b) Information provided to the secretary of state under this chapter is a public record.
(c) Registration must not be considered or be represented as an endorsement of the organization by the secretary of state or the state of Minnesota.
History:
1993 c 238 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5A — International Student Exchange Organizations › Section 5A.04 — Rules.

5A.04 RULES.
(a) The secretary of state shall adopt by rule standards for international student exchange visitor placement organizations. In adopting the rules, the secretary of state may adopt standards established by the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State and the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel. The secretary of state may incorporate standards established by the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State or the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel by reference and may accept an organization's designation by the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State or acceptance for listing by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel as evidence of compliance with the standards.
(b) The secretary of state must require that an international student exchange visitor placement organization's application form for participation as a host family include a signed document complying with section 299C.62, subdivision 2, that gives the organization permission to conduct a background check on members of the host family. Sections 299C.60 to 299C.64 apply to the background check, except that for purposes of this section the term "background check crime" includes any felony.
History:
1993 c 238 s 4; 1997 c 137 s 6; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 108
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5A — International Student Exchange Organizations › Section 5A.05 — Informational Document.

5A.05 INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENT.
International student exchange organizations that have agreed to provide services to place students in the state shall provide an informational document in English, to each student, host family, and superintendent of the school district in which the student is being placed. The document must be provided before placement and must include the following:
(1) an explanation of the services to be performed by the organization for the student, host family, and school district;
(2) a summary of this chapter prepared by the secretary of state; and
(3) telephone numbers that the student, host family, and school district may call for assistance. The telephone numbers shall include, at a minimum, an in-state telephone number for the organization, and the telephone numbers of the organization's national headquarters, if any, the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State, and the Office of the Secretary of State.
History:
1993 c 238 s 5; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 108
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5A — International Student Exchange Organizations › Section 5A.06 — Complaints.

5A.06 COMPLAINTS.
The secretary of state may, upon receipt of a complaint regarding an international student exchange organization, report the matter to the organization involved, the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State, or the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel, as the secretary of state considers appropriate. The secretary may also investigate complaints received under this section to determine if the complaint is limited to one high school or if there are systemic problems with placements made by a particular organization. The secretary of state may terminate an organization's registration if the secretary determines the organization has failed to remain in compliance with local, state, and federal statutes, rules, and regulations.
History:
1993 c 238 s 6; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5A — International Student Exchange Organizations › Section 5A.07 — Violations; Misdemeanor.

5A.07 VIOLATIONS; MISDEMEANOR.
A person who fails to register as required by this chapter or who willfully and knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the secretary of state in filing statements required by this chapter, whether or not the statement or report is verified, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1993 c 238 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.01 — Findings; Purpose.

5B.01 FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
The legislature finds that individuals attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, or harassment or stalking frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this chapter is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests for data without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or harassment or stalking; to enable interagency cooperation with the secretary of state in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or harassment or stalking; and to enable program participants to use an address designated by the secretary of state as a substitute mailing address for all purposes.
History:
2006 c 242 s 1; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.02 — Definitions.

5B.02 DEFINITIONS.
(a) For purposes of this chapter and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section have the meanings given them.
(b) "Address" means an individual's work address, school address, or residential street address, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant under this chapter.
(c) "Applicant" means an adult, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of an eligible minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, as defined in section 524.5-102.
(d) "Domestic violence" means an act as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.
(e) "Eligible person" means an adult, a minor, or an incapacitated person, as defined in section 524.5-102 for whom there is good reason to believe (1) that the eligible person is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or harassment or stalking, or (2) that the eligible person fears for the person's safety, the safety of another person who resides in the same household, or the safety of persons on whose behalf the application is made. An individual must reside in Minnesota in order to be an eligible person. A person registered or required to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166 or 243.167, or the law of another jurisdiction, is not an eligible person.
(f) "Mail" means first class letters and flats delivered via the United States Postal Service, including priority, express, and certified mail, and excluding (1) periodicals and catalogues, and (2) packages and parcels unless they are clearly identifiable as nonrefrigerated pharmaceuticals or clearly indicate that they are sent by the federal government or a state or county government agency of the continental United States, Hawaii, District of Columbia, or United States territories.
(g) "Program participant" means an individual certified as a program participant under section 5B.03.
(h) "Harassment" or "stalking" means acts criminalized under section 609.749 and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.
History:
2006 c 242 s 2; 2008 c 227 s 1; 2009 c 105 s 1; 2013 c 76 s 1; 2018 c 109 s 1; 2018 c 213 s 8; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 2 s 29; 2022 c 83 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.04 — Certification Cancellation.

5B.04 CERTIFICATION CANCELLATION.
(a) If the program participant obtains a legal change of identity, the participant loses certification as a program participant.
(b) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant's certification if there is a change in the program participant's legal name or contact information, unless the program participant or the person who signed as the applicant on behalf of an eligible person provides the secretary of state with prior notice in writing of the change.
(c) The secretary of state may cancel certification of a program participant if mail forwarded by the secretary to the program participant's address is returned as nondeliverable.
(d) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant's certification if the program participant is no longer an eligible person.
(e) The secretary of state shall cancel certification of a program participant who applies using false information.
History:
2006 c 242 s 4; 2013 c 76 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.05 — Use Of Designated Address.

5B.05 USE OF DESIGNATED ADDRESS.
(a) When a program participant presents the address designated by the secretary of state to any person or entity, that address must be accepted as the address of the program participant. The person may not require the program participant to submit any address that could be used to physically locate the participant either as a substitute or in addition to the designated address, or as a condition of receiving a service or benefit, unless the service or benefit would be impossible to provide without knowledge of the program participant's physical location. Notwithstanding a person's or entity's knowledge of a program participant's physical location, the person or entity must use the program participant's designated address for all mail correspondence with the program participant.
(b) A program participant may use the address designated by the secretary of state as the program participant's work address.
(c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall forward all mail sent to the designated address to the proper program participants.
(d) If a program participant has notified a person in writing, on a form prescribed by the program, that the individual is a program participant and of the requirements of this section, the person must not knowingly disclose the participant's name or address identified by the participant on the notice. If identified on the notice, the individual receiving the notice must not knowingly disclose the program participant's name, home address, work address, or school address, unless the person to whom the address is disclosed also lives, works, or goes to school at the address disclosed, or the participant has provided written consent to disclosure of the participant's name, home address, work address, or school address for the purpose for which the disclosure will be made. This paragraph applies to the actions and reports of guardians ad litem, except that guardians ad litem may disclose the program participant's name. This paragraph does not apply to records of the judicial branch governed by rules adopted by the supreme court or government entities governed by section 13.045.
History:
2006 c 242 s 5; 2013 c 76 s 4; 2014 c 173 s 1; 2018 c 109 s 3; 2018 c 213 s 8; 2022 c 83 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.06 — Voting By Program Participant; Absentee Ballot.

5B.06 VOTING BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANT; ABSENTEE BALLOT.
A program participant who is otherwise eligible to vote may register with the secretary of state as a permanent absentee voter. Notwithstanding section 203B.04, subdivision 5, the secretary of state is not required to send an absentee ballot application prior to each election to a program participant registered as a permanent absentee voter under this section. As soon as practicable before each election, the secretary of state shall determine the precinct in which the residential address of a program participant is located. Upon making a precinct determination, the secretary of state shall either (1) request from and receive from the county auditor or other election official the ballot for that precinct and mail the absentee ballot to the program participant, or (2) using the Minnesota statewide voter registration system, prepare the program participant's ballot for that precinct and mail the absentee ballot to the program participant. The secretary of state shall include with each mailed absentee ballot all corresponding materials for absentee balloting as required by Minnesota law. The program participant shall complete the ballot and return it to the secretary of state, who shall review the ballot in the manner provided by section 203B.121, subdivision 2. If the ballot and ballot materials comply with the requirements of that section, the ballot must be certified by the secretary of state as the ballot of a program participant, and must be forwarded to the appropriate electoral jurisdiction for tabulation along with all other ballots. The name and address of a program participant must not be listed in the statewide voter registration system.
History:
2006 c 242 s 6; 2013 c 131 art 1 s 1; 2014 c 264 s 1; 2023 c 62 art 4 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.07 — Data Classification.

5B.07 DATA CLASSIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.
Classification of data.
(a) Except for a program participant's name and designated address, all data collected, created, or maintained by the secretary of state related to applicants, eligible persons, and program participants are private data on individuals as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. A consent for release of the address from an applicant, eligible person, or program participant is not effective.
(b) A program participant's name and address maintained by a local government entity in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health code, building code, fire code, or city ordinance violation allegedly committed by the program participant are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02.
Subd. 2.
Release of data.
(a) Upon request from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the secretary of state may share data that are private under subdivision 1 with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Private data received by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension may be released to a law enforcement agency upon verification that the release will aid the law enforcement agency in responding to an emergency situation or a criminal complaint or conducting an investigation.
(b) Data maintained by the secretary of state, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and law enforcement agencies related to the process for data sharing under this section are nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02 but may be shared among those agencies. Data related to requests received from law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension under this section are private or nonpublic data.
History:
2006 c 242 s 7; 2008 c 227 s 3; 2009 c 105 s 2; 2013 c 76 s 5; 2018 c 109 s 4; 2018 c 213 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.08 — Adoption Of Rules.

5B.08 ADOPTION OF RULES.
Enactment of this section satisfies the requirements of section 14.388, subdivision 1 for the enactment of rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies.
History:
2006 c 242 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.09 — Report To Legislature.

5B.09 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
The secretary of state shall annually report to the chairs of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over government data practices and public safety stating the number of persons participating in the Safe at Home program during the previous calendar year. The report must be submitted annually by February 1.
History:
2008 c 227 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.10 — Display And Release Of Name Prohibited.

5B.10 DISPLAY AND RELEASE OF NAME PROHIBITED.
Subdivision 1.
Display by landlord.
If a program participant has notified the program participant's landlord in writing that the individual is a program participant and of the requirements of this section, a local ordinance must not require the display of, and the landlord shall not display, the program participant's name at an address otherwise protected under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Release to local government entity.
A landlord may provide a program participant's name to a local government entity only in response to a specific request made in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health, building, or fire code violation, or a violation of a city ordinance allegedly committed by the program participant.
History:
2009 c 105 s 3; 2022 c 83 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.11 — Legal Proceedings; Protective Order.

5B.11 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; PROTECTIVE ORDER.
If a program participant's address is protected under section 5B.05, no person or entity shall be compelled to disclose the participant's actual address during the discovery phase of or during a proceeding before a court or other tribunal unless the court or tribunal finds that:
(1) there is a reasonable belief that the address is needed to obtain information or evidence without which the investigation, prosecution, or litigation cannot proceed; and
(2) there is no other practicable way of obtaining the information or evidence.
The court must provide the program participant with notice that address disclosure is sought and an opportunity to present evidence regarding the potential harm to the safety of the program participant if the address is disclosed. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court must consider whether the potential harm to the safety of the participant is outweighed by the interest in disclosure. In a criminal proceeding, the court must order disclosure of a program participant's address if protecting the address would violate a defendant's constitutional right to confront a witness.
Disclosure of a participant's actual address under this section shall be limited under the terms of the order to ensure that the disclosure and dissemination of the actual address will be no wider than necessary for the purposes of the investigation, prosecution, or litigation.
Nothing in this section prevents the court or other tribunal from issuing a protective order to prevent disclosure of information other than the participant's actual address that could reasonably lead to the discovery of the program participant's location.
History:
2011 c 116 art 1 s 1; 2015 c 65 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.12 — Authority To Accept Funds.

5B.12 AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.
Notwithstanding sections 16A.013 to 16A.016, the secretary of state may accept funds contributed by individuals and may apply for grants from charitable foundations to be used for the address confidentiality program established in section 5B.03. In addition, the secretary of state may apply for grants from the federal government for purposes of the address confidentiality program. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do not require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 does not apply. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 applies. The funds accepted under this section must be deposited in accounts in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the secretary of state for use in the address confidentiality program. The secretary of state shall report by January 15 each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the secretary of state the total amounts received in the preceding calendar year, the sources of those funds, and the uses to which those funds were or will be put. Any contributions from program participants must be aggregated, and the names of program participants must not be reported.
History:
2013 c 142 art 3 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 5B — Data Protection For Victims Of Violence › Section 5B.13 — Criminal Penalty.

5B.13 CRIMINAL PENALTY.
When the performance of any act is prohibited under this chapter as of February 1, 2015, but no criminal or civil penalty is provided, the commission of the act is a misdemeanor.
History:
2015 c 65 art 6 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 6 — State Auditor › Section 6.01 — Duties, Seal.

6.01 DUTIES, SEAL.
The state auditor shall superintend and manage the fiscal concerns of the state as required by law. The state auditor may execute in behalf of the state assignments and satisfactions of judgments rendered in its favor. The state auditor shall have a seal bearing the words "Seal of the Auditor of Minnesota" and affix it to all official certificates and conveyances executed by the state auditor.
History:
(65) RL s 33; 1955 c 863 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 6 — State Auditor › Section 6.02 — Deputies, Employees.

6.02 DEPUTIES, EMPLOYEES.
The state auditor shall appoint a deputy, who may perform all the duties of the office when the auditor is absent or disabled. The state auditor may employ and at pleasure dismiss two additional deputies and a private secretary. This section does not increase the complement of the state auditor.
History:
(66) RL s 34; 1955 c 863 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 592 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties › Chapter 6 — State Auditor › Section 6.46 — Transfer Of Powers Of Public Examiner To State Auditor.

6.46 TRANSFER OF POWERS OF PUBLIC EXAMINER TO STATE AUDITOR.
Except as otherwise provided for in Laws 1973, chapter 492, relating to the legislative auditor, all the powers, duties and responsibilities of the public examiner relating to audits of cities of all classes, counties, towns, school districts, and other governmental subdivisions or bodies corporate and politic as contained in sections 6.47 to 6.71, or any other law are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the state auditor.
History:
1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 492 s 7