Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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 mus…

5.25 SERVICE OF PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.Who may be served. A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon an entity governed by chapter 221, 302A, 303, 317A, 321, 322C, 323A, 330, 540, or 543 may be served on: (1) the registered agent, if any; (2) if…

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…

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 fo…

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 …

5.305 VOTING OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, AND ELECTION RESOURCES ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "account" means the voting operations, technology, and election resources account; (2) "city" means a s…

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, fo…

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 t…

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 ter…

5.36 REGISTERED AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.Registered office. A business entity shall continuously maintain a registered office in this state. A registered office need not be the same as the principal place of business in this state or the principal executive o…

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 a…

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 o…

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…

5.41 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Postsecondary institution" means an institution that meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.103 to pa…

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 …

5.51 EXPENSES OF SECRETARY OF STATE-ELECT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined have the meanings given them. (b) "Secretary of state-elect" means the person who is not currently secretary of state and is the apparent successful candida…

5.60 LATE RENEWAL PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Late penalty. The secretary of state may require a person to pay a late penalty of up to $40, as business needs require, when filing for renewal or reinstatement of a business entity that the secretary of state has dissolved, terminated,…

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…

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…

5A.03 ORGANIZATION APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Placing high school students in Minnesota. (a) An application for registration as an international student exchange visitor placement organization must be submitted in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. …

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 S…

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 …

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 Counc…

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 verifie…

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 …

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. (b) "Address" means an individual's work address, school address, or residential street address, as specified on the ind…

5B.03 ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Application. The secretary of state shall certify an eligible person as a program participant when the secretary receives an application that must contain: (1) the full legal name and date of birth of the eligible person; (2)…

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 parti…

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 or entity must not require the program participan…

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 …

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 privat…

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

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 c…

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 …

5B.11 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) 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 tri…

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. I…

5B.13 CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) When the performance of any act is prohibited under this chapter, but no criminal or civil penalty is provided, the commission of the act is a misdemeanor. (b) If a person's performance of an act prohibited by this chapter causes bodily harm as defined…

5B.14 NONDISCRIMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Prohibition of discrimination. A person or entity must not, on the basis of an individual's status as a program participant where a reasonable person, considering all the circumstances, would conclude that the refusal, different terms or r…

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 bearin…

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 inc…

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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, …

6.465 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meaning given them. § Subd. 2.Political subdivision. "Political subdivision" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, school district, me…

6.47 ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING SYSTEMS; INVESTIGATION, FORMS. The state auditor shall inquire into the accounting and budgeting systems of all political subdivisions and shall prescribe suitable systems of accounts and budgeting, and forms, books, and instructions concerning the s…

6.475 CITY AND TOWN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. (a) The state auditor may charge a onetime user fee to cities, towns, and other government entities for the development, maintenance, and distribution of the small city and town accounting system software. The amount of this fee sha…

6.481 COUNTY AUDITS. § Subdivision 1.Powers and duties. All the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the state auditor shall be exercised and performed by the state auditor in respect to the offices, institutions, public property, and improvements of several counties of t…