Minn. Stat. § 303.09
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After the issuance of a certificate of authority by the secretary of state and until cancellation or revocation thereof or issuance of a certificate of withdrawal, the corporation shall possess within this state the same rights and privileges that a domestic corporation would possess if organized for the purposes set forth in the articles of incorporation of such foreign corporation pursuant to which its certificate of authority is issued, and shall be subject to the laws of this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1943–2026 · leading case: Gavle v. Little Six, Inc.
Gavle v. Little Six, Inc. (1996)
“Minn.Stat. § 303.09 (1994) (emphasis added).”
Cohen v. Little Six, Inc. (1996)
“" Minn.Stat. § 303.09 (1994). While that statute provides a means of gaining personal jurisdiction, it does not waive sovereign immunity.”
Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. v. American Appraisal Associates, Inc. (1991)
“13, subdivision 1(1), states simply that a foreign corporation is subject to service of process by service on its registered agent.”
Mary M. Knowlton v. Allied Van Lines, Inc., and Schick Movers, Inc. (1990)
“” Minn.Stat. § 303.09. 2 . The plaintiff subsequently admitted that the District Court in Minnesota could not exercise personal jurisdiction over Schick Movers, and she dropped her claim against Schick.”
United Barge Co. v. Logan Charter Service, Inc. (1964)
“Noting that all of them are licensed to do business in the State, they suggest that the situation is determined by Minn.Stat. § 303.09 (1961) which provides that: “After the issuance of a certificate of authority by the secretary of state and until cancelation or revocation…”
State Ex Rel. Ohsman Sons Co. Inc. v. Starkweather (1943)
“1941, § 303.09 (Mason St. 1910 Supp. § 7195-8), it is entitled to the same “rights and privileges” as a domestic corporation, including the right and privilege to procure a resident fur buyer’s license upon payment of the $5.”
State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General, Keith Ellison v. American Petroleum Institute, ... (2026)
“” Minn. Stat. § 303.09 . The Minnesota Supreme Court has held that when a company irrevocably consents to service of process under the MFCA, 5 the corporation validly consents to personal jurisdiction.”
American Dairy Queen Corporation v. W.B. Mason Co., Inc. (2019)
““After the issuance of a certificate of authority,” Minn. Stat. § 303.09 provides that “the corporation shall possess .”
Steelmantown Church; Edward Bixby; Loving Earth Memorial Gardens, LLC; and Matthew Connell v. Carlton County, Minnesota; (2026)
“Minn. Stat. § 303.09 . The Minnesota statutes governing domestic nonprofit corporations, however, “do[] not apply to cooperative associations, public cemetery corporations and associations, and private cemeteries,” nor do they apply to “religious corporations” (subject to…”
Murphy v. Labor Source, LLC (2021)
“§ 303.09. When faced with determining whether a foreign corporation irrevocably consents to service of process and to personal jurisdiction by registering as an agent in Minnesota, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that: It is the legislature’s province to assess the burden on…”
Madsen v. Sidwell Air Freight (2024)
“1991) (acknowledging that Minn. Stat. Ann. § 303.09 (1990), which provides that a foreign corporation “operating under a certificate of authority possesses the same rights and privileges as a domestic corporation, and is subject to the laws of this state,” supports consent to…”
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