Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                         CHAPTER 86-H.F.No. 667 
           An act relating to volunteer firefighter relief 
          associations; modifying the corporate registration 
          requirement for relief associations complying with 
          fire state aid financial reporting requirements; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 69.051, by 
          adding a subdivision; and 317A.823, subdivision 1. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 69.051, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
     Subd. 1c.  [NOTIFICATION OF SECRETARY OF STATE.] The state 
auditor annually shall provide the secretary of state with a 
list of the names of the volunteer firefighter relief 
associations that comply with the requirements of subdivision 1 
or 1a.  The information provided must also include, for each 
volunteer firefighter relief association, the office address and 
the name of the person functioning as president. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 317A.823, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [NOTICE FROM SECRETARY OF STATE; 
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.] (a) Except for corporations to which 
paragraph (c) applies, before February 1 of each year, the 
secretary of state shall mail a corporate registration form by 
first-class mail to each corporation that incorporated or filed 
a corporate registration during either of the previous two 
calendar years at its last registered office address listed on 
the records of the secretary of state.  The form must include 
the exact legal corporate name and registered office address 
currently on file with the secretary of state along with the 
name of the person who performs the functions of the president.  
The secretary of state may also give notice of the requirement 
to file the annual registration by any other means the secretary 
of state considers appropriate.  
    (b) A corporation shall file a corporate registration with 
the secretary of state once each calendar year.  The 
registration must be signed by an authorized person.  If the 
corporation has changed its registered office address to an 
address other than that listed on the records of the secretary 
of state, the corporation shall file the new registered office 
address on the registration form.  A fee of $35 must be paid for 
filing the registered office address change.  The new address 
must comply with section 317A.011, subdivision 2, and must have 
been approved by the board.  
    (c) The timely filing of an annual financial report and 
audit or an annual financial statement under section 69.051, 
subdivision 1 or 1a by a volunteer firefighter relief 
association, as reflected in the notification by the state 
auditor under section 69.051, subdivision 1c, constitutes 
presentation of the corporate registration.  The secretary of 
state may reject the registration by the volunteer firefighter 
relief association.  Rejection must occur if the information 
provided to the state auditor does not match the information in 
the records of the secretary of state.  The volunteer 
firefighter relief association may amend the articles of 
incorporation as provided in sections 317A.131 to 317A.151 so 
that the information from the state auditor may be accepted for 
filing.  The timely filing of an annual financial report and 
audit or an annual financial statement under section 69.051, 
subdivision 1 or 1a, does not relieve the volunteer firefighter 
relief association of the requirement to file amendments to the 
articles of incorporation directly with the secretary of state. 
    Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Sections 1 and 2 are effective January 1, 1994. 
    Presented to the governor May 3, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 5, 1993, 6:15 p.m.