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.
(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
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations
Chapter 303 — Foreign Corporations
Section 303.03 — Foreign Corporations Must Have Certificate Of Authority.
Section 303.04 — Engaging In Banking; Limitation.
Section 303.05 — Names Of Corporations.
Section 303.06 — Application For Certificate Of Authority.
Section 303.07 — License Fees.
Section 303.08 — Issuance Of Certificate Of Authority.
Section 303.09 — Powers Same As Domestic Corporation.
Section 303.10 — Office And Agent.
Section 303.11 — Notice Of Name Changes, Where Filed.
Section 303.115 — Foreign Professional Firm Filings.
Section 303.13 — Service Of Process.
Section 303.14 — Annual Renewal.
Section 303.16 — Withdrawal From State.
Section 303.17 — License Revocation.
Section 303.18 — Cancellation Of Certificate Of Authority.
Section 303.19 — Reinstatement.
Section 303.20 — Foreign Corporation May Not Maintain Action Unless Licensed.
Section 303.22 — Applicable To Present Corporations.
Section 303.23 — Certificate Issued By Secretary Of State.