Minnesota Statutes
§ 53.02 — CAPITAL
Minnesota § 53.02
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Minn. Stat. § 53.02 (2026).
Text
No corporation shall be organized under this chapter or qualified to do business thereunder with a capital represented by shares of common stock of less than $25,000 in cities with less than 50,000 people; $50,000 in cities with more than 50,000 people and less than 100,000 people; and $75,000 in cities with 100,000 people, or more, according to the last official census; each share of that common stock to have a par value of not less than $1 per share. No corporation shall begin doing business under this chapter unless the required capital is fully paid, and unless a surplus of no less than ten percent of that required capital shall have also been fully paid and set up. After the required capital of a corporation organized or doing business under this chapter shall have been fully paid and
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Legislative History
(7774-26)1933 c 246 s 2;1943 c 67 s 2;1947 c 20 s 1;1971 c 442 s 2;1989 c 166 s 18
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.01
ORGANIZATION§ 53.015
DEFINITIONS§ 53.02
CAPITAL§ 53.03
CERTIFICATE§ 53.04
SPECIAL POWERS§ 53.05
POWERS, LIMITATION§ 53.06
DIRECTORS, RESIDENCE§ 53.07
RESERVE§ 53.08
DIVIDENDS§ 53.09
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