VIDEO CAPTIONING.

325I.05 VIDEO CAPTIONING. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. A person may not in the ordinary course of business distribute a prerecorded videocassette tape or similar audio-visual material to a videotape seller or videotape service provider unless it is open-captioned or closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. For purposes of this section, "videotape seller" and "videotape service provider" have the meanings given them in section 325I.01. § Subd. 2.Enforcement. A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in section 8.31, except subdivision 3a. § Subd. 3.Application. This section applies to prerecorded videocassette tapes or similar audio-visual material that: (1) is primarily produced for sale to educational institutions, training facilities, state or local government agencies, or medical facilities; and (2) is released or rereleased on or after June 1, 1997, and more than 500 copies are produced in the release or rerelease; or (3) is produced by a governmental entity for educational purposes. History: 1995 c 143 s 1