Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

604.055 WAIVER OF LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENT CONDUCT. § Subdivision 1.Certain agreements are void and unenforceable. An agreement between parties for a consumer service, including a recreational activity, that purports to release, limit, or waive the liability of one party for damag…

604.06 FIREMAN'S RULE. The common law doctrine known as the fireman's rule shall not operate to deny any peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or public safety officer, as defined in section 299A.41, subdivision 4, a recovery in any action at …

604.10 ECONOMIC LOSS ARISING FROM THE SALE OF GOODS. (a) Economic loss that arises from a sale of goods that is due to damage to tangible property other than the goods sold may be recovered in tort as well as in contract, but economic loss that arises from a sale of goods between…

604.101 ECONOMIC LOSS DOCTRINE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Buyer" means a person who buys or leases or contracts to buy or lease the goods that are alleged to be defective or the subject of a misrepresentation.…

604.11 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES. § Subdivision 1.Discovery. Pursuant to the time limitations set forth in the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties to any medical malpractice action may exchange the uniform interrogatories in subdivision 3 and ten additional nonuniform…

604.113 ISSUANCE OF WORTHLESS CHECK. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions provided in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Check" means a check, draft, order of withdrawal, or similar negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument. (c) "Credit" means an arrangement or…

604.12 RESTRICTIONS ON DENYING ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION; CIVIL ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "place of public accommodation" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 34, but excludes recreational trails; (2) "crimi…

604.13 DESTRUCTION OF FIELD CROP PRODUCTS, ANIMALS, ORGANISMS, OR CELLS; CIVIL LIABILITY. § Subdivision 1.Liability. No person other than the owner, designee, or agent may willfully and knowingly damage or destroy any field crop, animal, organism, or cell that is grown for testin…

604.14 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THEFT. § Subdivision 1.Liability for theft of property. A person who steals personal property from another is civilly liable to the owner of the property for its value when stolen plus punitive damages of either $50 or up to 100 percent of its value whe…

604.15 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR RECEIVING MOTOR FUEL WITHOUT PAYING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "motor fuel" means a liquid, regardless of its properties, used to propel a vehicle; (2) "retailer" means a person that sells motor fuel at retail; and (…

604.16 LIABILITY FOR LOSS SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF PEACE OFFICER PURSUIT; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Flee; definition. For purposes of this section, the term "flee" means to increase speed, extinguish motor vehicle headlights or taillights, or to use other means with intent to att…

604.17 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT OR OTHERWISE IMPROPER FINANCING STATEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "financing statement" has the meaning given in section 336.9-102(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code; and (2) "filing officer" is defined…

604.175 COMPLIANCE WITH DEBT COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Any patient may bring an action to enjoin extraordinary collection actions taken by a nonprofit hospital if the hospital has failed to provide a plain language summary of the financial assistance policy. A prevailing patie…

604.18 INSURANCE STANDARD OF CONDUCT. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) "Insurance policy" means a written agreement between an insured and an insurer that obligates an insurer to pay proceeds directly to an…

604.19 SUBVERSION OF EXAMINATION. (a) A person engages in examination subversion practice when, with respect to a licensing or certifying examination, the person: (1) removes from the examination room any examination materials without specific authorization; (2) without authoriza…

604.20 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.General. The definitions in this section apply to sections 604.20 to 604.205. § Subd. 2.Emotionally dependent. "Emotionally dependent" means that the nature of the patient's or former patient's emotional condition and the nature of the treatmen…

604.201 CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. A cause of action against a psychotherapist for sexual exploitation exists for a patient or former patient for injury caused by sexual contact with the psychotherapist, if the sexual contact occurred: (1) during the period the pati…

604.202 LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER. (a) An employer of a psychotherapist may be liable under section 604.201 if: (1) the employer fails or refuses to take reasonable action when the employer knows or has reason to know that the psychotherapist engaged in sexual contact with the plaint…

604.203 SCOPE OF DISCOVERY. In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not subject to discovery except when the plaintiff claims damage to sexual functioning; or (1) the defendant requests a hearing prior to conducting discovery and makes …

604.204 ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE. In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not admissible except when: (1) the defendant requests a hearing prior to trial and makes an offer of proof of the relevancy of the history; and (2) the court finds …

604.205 LIMITATION PERIOD. An action for sexual exploitation shall be commenced within five years after the cause of action arises. History: 1986 c 372 s 7

604.21 INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS IN DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS VOID. (a) A provision contained in, or executed in connection with, a design professional services contract is void and unenforceable to the extent it attempts to require an indemnitor to indemnify, to hold har…

604.30 DEFINITIONS. (a) For the purposes of sections 604.30 and 604.31, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Dissemination" means distribution to one or more persons, other than the person who is depicted in the image, or publication by any publicly available medium.…

604.31 CAUSE OF ACTION FOR NONCONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES; SEXUAL SOLICITATION. § Subdivision 1.Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. (a) A cause of action against a person for the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images exists w…

604.32 CAUSE OF ACTION FOR NONCONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF A DEEP FAKE DEPICTING INTIMATE PARTS OR SEXUAL ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Deep fake" means any video recording, motion-picture film, so…

604.415 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PENALTIES. Except when a case would be the basis for a valid cause of action in this state, a person against whom a judgment is entered pursuant to the laws of any other state based on the alleged provision, receipt, assistance in t…