(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.
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
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties
Chapter 5 — Secretary Of State
Section 5.002 — Email Addresses.
Section 5.01 — Custodian Of Records And State Seal.
Section 5.05 — Duties Of Secretary.
Section 5.06 — Amendment To United States Constitution; Ratification, Notice.
Section 5.07 — Oaths, Acknowledgments.
Section 5.071 — Secretary Of State's Duties.
Section 5.08 — Legislative Manual.
Section 5.09 — Legislative Manual, Students' Edition.
Section 5.12 — Certificates And Certifications.
Section 5.14 — Transaction Surcharge.
Section 5.15 — Online Signatures, Acknowledgment Or Notarization On Documents; Penalties Of Perjury.
Section 5.16 — Correction Of Documents.
Section 5.17 — Substantial Compliance.
Section 5.19 — Return Of Documents.
Section 5.23 — Removal Of Documents From Public Record.
Section 5.24 — Supplemental Filing And Information Services.
Section 5.25 — Service Of Process.
Section 5.29 — Global Filings.
Section 5.30 — Help America Vote Act Account.
Section 5.31 — Statewide Voter Registration System.
Section 5.33 — Returning Combat Veterans.
Section 5.34 — Annual Renewal Filings.
Section 5.35 — Automatic Name Reservation.
Section 5.36 — Registered Agent For Service Of Process.
Section 5.37 — Names Including Words: Bank, Trust, Insurance.
Section 5.38 — Authority To Accept Funds.
Section 5.39 — Prefiling Document Review.