Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 302A.901 (2026)
Service Of Process On Corporation
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Subdivision 1.Who may be served.
A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation may be served either upon the registered agent, if any, of the corporation named in the articles, or upon an officer of the corporation, or upon the secretary of state as provided in section 5.25.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Wallin v. Letourneau, 534 N.W.2d 712 (Minn. 1995).
Wallin v. Letourneau, 534 N.W.2d 712 (Minn. 1995). “Where the licensee is a corporation, Minn. Stat. § 302A.901 5 governs service.”
Lyman Lumber Co. v. Favorite Constr. Co., 524 N.W.2d 484 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994). “In each action, Lyman Lumber served Favorite Construction by serving process upon the Secretary of State according to Minn. Stat. § 302A.901 (1992). Respondents moved for summary judgment, arguing that the renewed judgment was void and the 1983 judgment had expired.”
Blau v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North Am., 124 F. Supp. 3d 161 (E.D.N.Y 2015). “Minnesota law, in turn, provides a framework for serving corporations in that state—a corporation may be' served through its registered agent, or an officer of the corporation, see Minn.Stat. § 302A.901(1), and, “if no agent, officer, manager, or general partner can be found at…”
Hawes v. Cart Prods., Inc., 386 F. Supp. 2d 681 (D.S.C. 2005). “by delivering the pleadings to the Minnesota Secretary of State pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 302A.901 on May 26, 2004, and by notifying Terri McIntosh, an insurance agent of Liberty Surplus Lines, an insurance carrier for U.”
Electro-Measure, Inc. v. Ewald Enter., Inc., 398 N.W.2d 85 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). “Minn.Stat. § 302A.901, subd. 2 (1984). Under the corporations act, EMI could have served notice upon the Secretary of State and such notice would have been notice to respondent corporation, which failed to maintain a current registered office for service of process.”
Bielicki v. Empire Stevedoring Co., 765 F. Supp. 991 (D. Minnesota 1990). “The court’s decision is supported by Minn. Stat. § 302A.901 which addresses service of process on a corporation.”
Wallin v. Letourneau, 524 N.W.2d 275 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994). “See Minn.Stat. § 302A.901 (1990) (service on a corporation must be provided to a registered agent of the corporation, an officer, or the secretary of state); Miller v.”
Benson J. Fischer v. Nautical Bowls Franchising, LLC, et al. (D. Md. 2026). “See Minn. Stat. § 302A.901(1) (“A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation may be served either upon the registered agent, if any, of the corporation named in the articles, or upon an officer of the corporation, or upon the…”
— Minn. Stat. § 302A.901(1) — 2 cases
Blau v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North Am., 124 F. Supp. 3d 161 (E.D.N.Y 2015). “Minnesota law, in turn, provides a framework for serving corporations in that state—a corporation may be' served through its registered agent, or an officer of the corporation, see Minn.Stat. § 302A.901(1), and, “if no agent, officer, manager, or general partner can be found at…”
Benson J. Fischer v. Nautical Bowls Franchising, LLC, et al. (D. Md. 2026). “See Minn. Stat. § 302A.901(1) (“A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation may be served either upon the registered agent, if any, of the corporation named in the articles, or upon an officer of the corporation, or upon the…”
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