Minnesota § 303.06 - APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 303.06 — APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 303.06. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
Subdivision 1.Contents.
In order to procure a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign corporation shall make application therefor to the secretary of state, which application shall set forth:
(1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is organized;
(2) if the name of the corporation does not comply with section 303.05, then the name which it agrees to use in this state;
(3) the address of its proposed registered office in this state and the name of its proposed registered agent in this state;
(4) that it irrevocably consents to the service of process upon it as set forth in section 5.25, or any amendment thereto;
(5) a statement that the officers executing the application have been duly authorized so to do by the board of directors of the corporation; and
(6) that the corporation has complied with the organizational laws in the jurisdiction in which it is organized.
Subd. 2.Forms.
Such application shall be executed by its president, vice-president, secretary, or assistant secretary.
History:
(7495-5) 1935 c 200 s 5; 1965 c 97 s 2; 1984 c 618 s 20; 1988 c 682 s 13; 1995 c 128 art 1 s 8; 2009 c 98 s 10; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 11
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 303.06 ("APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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