Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

325F.45 GOODS NOT TO BE SOLD WITHOUT BRAND. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or have in possession for the purpose of sale, imitation goods, wares, or merchandise described in section 325F.43 without the brand, label, or mark required by sections 325F.43 and 325F.44 being pl…

325F.46 REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Civil remedy. Any person injured by a violation of sections 325F.43 to 325F.45 may bring a civil action and recover damages, together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees, and receive other equitable relief as determ…

325F.47 MISREPRESENTATION OF BLIND-MADE ARTICLES OR PRODUCTS. § Subdivision 1.Prohibition; interpretation. No person shall sell or offer for sale on either wholesale or retail levels within the state of Minnesota, any article or product which is said or represented to have been "…

325F.48 PRISON-MADE GOODS ARE SUBJECT TO LAWS OF STATE. All goods, wares, and merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined, wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners (except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation), or in any penal or reformatory institutions, transported i…

325F.51 OPERATION OF AIRPORT FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGES. § Subdivision 1.Posted disclosures. No foreign currency exchange shall be operated at an airport in this state unless a conspicuously posted and easily legible sign on the premises discloses (1) the corporate or business na…

325F.53 RETAIL MERCHANDISE; PRICE MARKING. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. In any store primarily engaged in the sale of grocery products at retail using an electronic or magnetic scanner to read the price of grocery products presented for check-out, every canned, bottled, boxed or…

325F.54 PENALTIES. (a) Knowingly and willfully failing to have a clearly readable price indicated on more than six individual items of the same commodity shall constitute a petty misdemeanor and each commodity not priced in compliance with sections 325F.53 to 325F.55 shall consti…

325F.55 LOCAL ORDINANCE PREEMPTED. No subordinate unit of government may adopt or enforce any rule or ordinance requiring individually marked prices on retail merchandise other than that contained in sections 325F.53 to 325F.55. History: 1978 c 737 s 3

325F.56 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 325F.56 to 325F.66, the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Repairs. "Repairs" means work performed for a total price of more than $100, including the price of parts and materials, to res…

325F.57 SERVICE CALLS. A shop may impose a towing, minimum, or other service charge for making a call at a place other than the shop. The service charge may be imposed in addition to any charges for making an estimate or performing repairs, and it may be imposed even though no es…

325F.58 ESTIMATES. § Subdivision 1.Written estimate required; contents. Upon the request of a customer for a written estimate and prior to the commencement of repairs, a shop shall provide the customer with a written estimate. The shop shall include in the estimate all the parts …

325F.59 REPAIRS. No shop shall charge for unauthorized repairs. No shop shall perform repairs it knows or has reason to know are unnecessary to the restoration of a motor vehicle, appliance, or dwelling place unless the customer authorizes the repairs after the shop informs the c…

325F.60 INVOICE. § Subdivision 1.Definition; requirements. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 325F.56, subdivision 2, for the purpose of this section "repair" means work of any value performed under a manufacturer's warranty, a service contract, or an insurance policy; or …

325F.61 RETURN OF PROPERTY. A shop shall return to a customer, upon reasonable demand, the customer's repaired motor vehicle or appliance if the customer pays the shop's bill except the proportion of the bill which represents: (a) repairs, service calls, or estimates which were p…

325F.62 REQUIRED SHOP PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Return of replaced parts. If a customer makes a request before repairs are commenced, the shop shall return replaced parts to the customer, except parts which the shop is required to return to the manufacturer, distributor, or othe…

325F.63 REMEDIES; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Return of goods to customer. A violation of section 325F.61 shall entitle the customer to the return of the repaired motor vehicle or appliance without payment of the unauthorized or excess charges, or to consequential damages, reasona…

325F.64 EXEMPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Insurance or service contracts. Sections 325F.57 to 325F.59 and 325F.61 to 325F.66 shall not apply if an insurer or service contract company pays up to 90 percent of the charge for repairs or pays a charge for repairs above a deductible amount …

325F.65 PREEMPTION BY STATE. The provisions of sections 325F.56 to 325F.66 shall be construed to supersede local ordinances regulating repairs, service calls, and estimates except for more restrictive regulation. History: 1978 c 710 s 10

325F.66 TITLE. Sections 325F.56 to 325F.65 may be cited as the "Truth in Repairs Act." History: 1978 c 710 s 11

325F.661 SALE OF ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES AND OTHER ELECTRIC CYCLES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle," "class 2 electric-assisted bicycle," and "class 3 electric-a…

325F.662 SALE OF USED MOTOR VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given to them. (a) "Consumer" means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a used motor vehicle used primarily for personal, fa…

325F.664 NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE DISCLOSURES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, the term "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 80E.03, subdivision 7, including vehicles driven for demonstration purposes. § Subd. 2.Disclosure …

325F.6641 DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE DAMAGE. § Subdivision 1.Prior damage disclosure. (a) If a vehicle has sustained damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value immediately prior to sustaining damage, the seller must disclose that fact to …

325F.6642 TITLE BRANDING. § Subdivision 1.Flood damage. If the application for title and registration indicates that the vehicle has been classified as a total loss because of water or flood damage, or that the vehicle bears a "flood damaged" or similar brand, the registrar of mo…

325F.6643 REMEDIES; PENALTIES. (a) A person who violates sections 325F.664 to 325F.6642 is subject to the remedies and penalties, including a private right of action, provided in section 8.31. (b) A person injured by a violation of sections 325F.664 to 325F.6642 shall recover the…

325F.665 NEW MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES; MANUFACTURER'S DUTY TO REPAIR, REFUND, OR REPLACE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in paragraphs (b) to (i) have the meanings given them. (b) "Consumer" means the purchaser or lessee, other than f…

325F.6651 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For the purpose of sections 325F.6651 to 325F.6658, the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Farm tractor. "Farm tractor" means any self-propelled vehicle which is designed primarily for pulling or propelling …

325F.6652 NOTICE TO CONSUMER. At the time of purchase the manufacturer must provide directly to the consumer a written statement on a separate piece of paper, in 10-point all capital type, in substantially the following form: "IMPORTANT: IF THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, YOU MAY BE E…

325F.6653 MANUFACTURER'S DUTY TO REPAIR. If a farm tractor does not conform to applicable express written warranties and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer and its authorized dealer during the term of the express written warranties or during the period of …

325F.6654 MANUFACTURER'S DUTY TO REFUND OR REPLACE. § Subdivision 1.Duty. (a) If the manufacturer or its authorized dealers are unable to make the farm tractor conform to any applicable express written warranty by repairing or correcting any condition which substantially impairs …

325F.6655 EXTENSION OF WARRANTY. The terms of any express written warranty, the one-year period, and the 60-day repair period shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services or replacement parts are not available to the consumer because of a war, invasion, or…

325F.6656 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Procedure. If a manufacturer has established, or participates in, an informal dispute settlement procedure which substantially complies with the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 703, as amended…

325F.6657 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. It shall be an affirmative defense to claim under sections 325F.6651 to 325F.6658 that (1) an alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair such use and market value, or (2) a nonconformity is the result of abuse or neglect, or of modificatio…

325F.6658 LIMITATION ON ACTIONS. Any action brought under sections 325F.6651 to 325F.6658 shall be commenced within six months following (1) expiration of the express written warranty term, or (2) one year following the date of the original delivery of the farm tractor to the cus…

325F.6659 REMEDY NONEXCLUSIVE. Nothing in this section limits the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. History: 1986 c 422 art 2 s 9

325F.666 UNLAWFUL REASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Contracts subject to law. This section applies to contracts that transfer a right or interest in a motor vehicle, including lease contracts, conditional sales contracts, retail sales installment co…

325F.6670 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED AT TIME OF SALE. (a) No farm equipment dealer or other seller required to collect an excise tax under section 297A.62 may sell a farm tractor as defined in section 325F.6651, subdivision 2, unless, at the time of sale, the tractor is equipped with saf…

325F.67 FALSE STATEMENT IN ADVERTISEMENT. Any person, firm, corporation, or association who, with intent to sell or in anywise dispose of merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered by such person, firm, corporation, or association, directly or indirectly, to the public…

325F.675 FRAUD RELATED TO CONSUMER TELEPHONE RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Prohibited acts. Whoever: (1) knowingly procures, attempts to procure, solicits, or conspires with another to procure, a telephone record of any resident of this state without the authorization of the customer …

325F.676 TICKET SALES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce. (c) "Entertainment" means all forms of entertainment, including but not limited to theatri…

325F.677 AVAILABILITY OF WATER AT PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "place of entertainment" has the meaning given in section 325F.676, subdivision 1, paragraph (h). § Subd. 2.Available water requirement. When a place of entertainm…

325F.68 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The following words and terms where used in sections 325F.68 to 325F.70 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. § Subd. 2.Merchandise. "Merchandise" means any objects, wares, goods, commodities, intangibles, real estat…

325F.69 UNLAWFUL PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Fraud, misrepresentation, deceptive or unfair practices. The act, use, or employment by any person of any fraud, unfair or unconscionable practice, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, misleading statement or deceptive prac…

325F.691 UNREASONABLE DELAY IN MORTGAGE LOAN CLOSING. § Subdivision 1.Prohibited conduct. (a) A lender, as defined in section 47.206, who causes unreasonable delay in processing a loan application beyond the expiration date of an interest rate or discount point agreement is liabl…

325F.692 FRAUDULENT TELEPHONE SERVICES; BILLING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Information service" means a billed service transmitted exclusively orally via the telecommunications network…

325F.693 FRAUDULENT TELEPHONE SERVICES; SLAMMING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, a "telephone service subscriber" means a person who contracts with a telephone company for telephone services or a telecommunications company for telecommunication…