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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

28 sections·Filtered byTitle Minnesota Statutes✕Ch 325K✕

Minn. Stat. § 325K.001 SHORT TITLE.
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325K.001 SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Electronic Authentication Act." History: 1997 c 178 s 1
Minn. Stat. § 325K.01 DEFINITIONS.
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325K.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. § Subd. 2.Accept a certificate. "Accept a certificate" means either: (1) to manifest approval of a certificate, …
Minn. Stat. § 325K.02 PURPOSES AND CONSTRUCTION.
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325K.02 PURPOSES AND CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be construed consistently with what is commercially reasonable under the circumstances and to effectuate the following purposes: (1) to facilitate commerce by means of reliable electronic messages; (2) to minimize the incidenc…
Minn. Stat. § 325K.03 ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.
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325K.03 ROLE OF THE SECRETARY. § Subdivision 1.Secretary as certification authority. The secretary shall be a certification authority. The secretary shall issue, suspend, and revoke certificates in the manner prescribed under section 325K.10 to applicants for licensure. The secre…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.04 FEES.

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325K.04 FEES. (a) The secretary shall set reasonable fees for all services rendered under this chapter, in amounts sufficient to compensate for the costs of all services provided by the secretary under this chapter. Until July 1, 2001, the fees need not be set by rule. (b) The di…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.05 LICENSURE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES.

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325K.05 LICENSURE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES. § Subdivision 1.License conditions. To obtain or retain a license, a certification authority must: (1) be the subscriber of a certificate issued by the secretary and published in a recognized repository; (2) emplo…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.06 PERFORMANCE AUDITS.

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325K.06 PERFORMANCE AUDITS. § Subdivision 1.Annual audit; auditor qualifications; rules. A certified public accountant having expertise in computer security must audit the operations of each licensed certification authority at least once each year to evaluate compliance with this…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.07 ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES.

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325K.07 ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES. § Subdivision 1.Investigation. The secretary may investigate the activities of a licensed certification authority material to its compliance with this chapter and issue orders to a certification authority…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.08 DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES BY CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY PROHIBITED.

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325K.08 DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES BY CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Prohibition generally. No certification authority, whether licensed or not, may conduct its business in a manner that creates an unreasonable risk of loss to subscribers of the certification autho…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.09 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES.

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325K.09 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES. § Subdivision 1.Use of trustworthy system. A licensed certification authority or subscriber may use only a trustworthy system: (1) to issue, suspend, or revoke a certificate; (2) to publish or give notice of the issuance…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.10 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.

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325K.10 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Conditions. A licensed certification authority may issue a certificate to a subscriber only after all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the certification authority has received a request for issuance signed by the pros…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.11 WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.

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325K.11 WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Absolute warranties to subscribers. By issuing a certificate, a licensed certification authority warrants to the subscriber named in the certificate that: (1) the certificate contains no information …

Minn. Stat. § 325K.12 REPRESENTATIONS AND DUTIES UPON ACCEPTING CERTIFICATE.

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325K.12 REPRESENTATIONS AND DUTIES UPON ACCEPTING CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Subscriber warranties. By accepting a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority, the subscriber listed in the certificate certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information containe…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.13 CONTROL OF PRIVATE KEY.

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325K.13 CONTROL OF PRIVATE KEY. § Subdivision 1.Duty. By accepting a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority, the subscriber identified in the certificate assumes a duty to exercise reasonable care to retain control of the private key and prevent its disclosure t…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.14 SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE.

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325K.14 SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Suspension for 96 hours. Unless the certification authority and the subscriber agree otherwise, the licensed certification authority that issued a certificate that is not a transactional certificate must suspend the certificate f…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.15 CERTIFICATE REVOCATION.

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325K.15 CERTIFICATE REVOCATION. § Subdivision 1.After request. A licensed certification authority must revoke a certificate that it issued but which is not a transactional certificate, after: (1) receiving a request for revocation by the subscriber named in the certificate; and (…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.16 CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION.

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325K.16 CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION. § Subdivision 1.Expiration date. A certificate must indicate the date on which it expires. § Subd. 2.Effect of expiration. When a certificate expires, the subscriber and certification authority cease to certify as provided in this chapter and the c…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.17 RECOMMENDED RELIANCE LIMITS.

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325K.17 RECOMMENDED RELIANCE LIMITS. By specifying a recommended reliance limit in a certificate, the issuing certification authority and accepting subscriber recommend that persons rely on the certificate only to the extent that the total amount at risk does not exceed the recom…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.18 COLLECTION BASED ON SUITABLE GUARANTY.

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325K.18 COLLECTION BASED ON SUITABLE GUARANTY. § Subdivision 1.Bond or letter of credit. (a) If the suitable guaranty is a surety bond, a person may recover from the surety the full amount of a qualified right to payment against the principal named in the bond. (b) If the suitabl…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.19 SATISFACTION OF SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS.

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325K.19 SATISFACTION OF SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Where a rule of law requires a signature, or provides for certain consequences in the absence of a signature, that rule is satisfied by a digital signature, if: (1)(i) the digital signature is that of a public or local official …

Minn. Stat. § 325K.20 UNRELIABLE DIGITAL SIGNATURES.

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325K.20 UNRELIABLE DIGITAL SIGNATURES. Unless otherwise provided by law or contract, the recipient of a digital signature assumes the risk that a digital signature is forged, if reliance on the digital signature is not reasonable under the circumstances. If the recipient determin…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.21 DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT IS WRITTEN.

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325K.21 DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT IS WRITTEN. (a) A message is as valid, enforceable, and effective as if it had been written on paper, if it: (1) bears in its entirety a digital signature; and (2) that digital signature is verified by the public key listed in a certificate that:…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.22 DIGITALLY SIGNED ORIGINALS.

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325K.22 DIGITALLY SIGNED ORIGINALS. A copy of a digitally signed message is as effective, valid, and enforceable as the original of the message, unless it is evident that the signer designated an instance of the digitally signed message to be a unique original, in which case only…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.23 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

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325K.23 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Certificates. Unless otherwise provided by law or contract, a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority satisfies the requirement for an acknowledgment pursuant to section 358.52 of a digital signature verified by reference …

Minn. Stat. § 325K.24 PRESUMPTIONS IN ADJUDICATING DISPUTES; LIABILITY ALLOCATION.

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325K.24 PRESUMPTIONS IN ADJUDICATING DISPUTES; LIABILITY ALLOCATION. § Subdivision 1.Presumptions. In adjudicating a dispute involving a digital signature, a court of this state presumes that: (a) A certificate digitally signed by a licensed certification authority and either pub…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.25 RECOGNITION OF REPOSITORIES.

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325K.25 RECOGNITION OF REPOSITORIES. § Subdivision 1.Conditions. The secretary must recognize one or more repositories, after finding that a repository to be recognized: (1) is operated under the direction of a licensed certification authority; (2) includes a database containing:…

Minn. Stat. § 325K.26 RULEMAKING.

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325K.26 RULEMAKING. The secretary may adopt rules effective July 1, 1998, to implement this chapter. History: 1997 c 178 s 27

Minn. Stat. § 325K.27 COURT RULES.

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325K.27 COURT RULES. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the supreme court to adopt rules of pleading, practice or procedure, or of the court of appeals or district courts to adopt supplementary local rules, governing the use of electronic message…