Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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…

325F.694 FALSE OR MISLEADING COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Commercial electronic mail message" means an electronic mail message sent through an Internet s…

325F.6945 INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; PROHIBITED ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Broadband Internet access service" means: (1) a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the…

325F.696 LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES. § Subdivision 1.Liability limited. A customer is not liable for cellular telephone charges imposed by a wireless service provider that result from the unauthorized use of the customer's cellular telephone. There is a…

325F.697 LIVE CHECK SOLICITATION PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "live check" means a negotiable check, money order, draft, or other instrument, the presentment or negotiation of which may obligate a consumer to pay for a good or service. For…

325F.698 SMARTPHONE ANTITHEFT PROTECTION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Smartphone" means a cellular phone or other mobile device that: (1) is built on a smartphone mobile operating system…

325F.70 REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Injunction. The attorney general or any county attorney may institute a civil action in the name of the state in the district court for an injunction prohibiting any violation of sections 325F.68 to 325F.70. The court, upon proper proof that defe…

325F.71 SENIOR CITIZENS AND DISABLED PERSONS; ADDITIONAL CIVIL PENALTY FOR DECEPTIVE ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words have the meanings given them: (a) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 62 years of age or older. (b) "Di…

325F.72 DISCLOSURE OF SPECIAL CARE STATUS REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Persons to whom disclosure is required. Only assisted living facilities with dementia care licenses under chapter 144G may advertise, market, or otherwise promote the facility as providing specialized care for de…

325F.721 PROVISION OF "I'M OKAY" CHECK SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Covered setting" means an unlicensed setting providing sleeping accommodations to one or more adult residents…

325F.722 CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR EXEMPT SETTINGS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Exempt setting" means a setting that is exempted from assisted living facility licensure under section 144G.08, …

325F.725 RECOVERY RESIDENCE TITLE PROTECTION. No person or entity may use the phrase "recovery residence," whether alone or in combination with other words and whether orally or in writing, to advertise, market, or otherwise describe, offer, or promote itself, or any housing, ser…

325F.73 FRAUDULENT SALE OF GOLD AND SILVER; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.False stamping of articles of gold or silver. Any person, firm, corporation, or association, who or which make for sale any article of merchandise made, in whole or in part, of gold or any alloy of gold, having …

325F.731 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of Laws 1981, chapter 333, sections 1 to 17, the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Precious metal dealer. "Precious metal dealer" means any natural person, partnership, or corporation, either as p…

325F.732 LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. Except as provided for in subdivision 2, it is unlawful for a precious metal dealer to engage in or transact any business as such without having a valid license as provided in section 325F.733. § Subd. 2.Scope. The requirements of La…

325F.733 LICENSE; APPLICATION; TERMS AND CONDITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. Any precious metal dealer desiring to engage in or transact business as such in any county of this state shall file an application for a license for that purpose with the auditor of the county in wh…

325F.734 IDENTIFICATION OF SELLERS. Every precious metal dealer shall require a seller of secondhand items containing precious metals to present to the dealer at the time of the transaction an identification card of the seller containing a picture of the seller and the seller's a…

325F.735 RECORDS REQUIRED. Every precious metal dealer shall keep a book at the dealer's business location in which shall be clearly written in ink, in the English language, at the time of each transaction, or as close thereto as possible, the following information: (1) an accura…

325F.736 REQUIRED HOLDING PERIOD. Every precious metal dealer shall keep in possession at the dealer's business location or other location within the licensing county from the time of the transaction or as close thereto as possible, for a period of no less than 14 days, every sec…

325F.737 ADDITIONAL HOLDING PERIOD. The sheriff or a designee may by written notification require a precious metal dealer licensed in the sheriff's county not to sell or alter a secondhand item containing precious metal if the sheriff or designee has probable cause that the item …

325F.738 TRADING. It is unlawful to trade or barter in a manner intended to avoid identification and recording of transactions under sections 325F.734 and 325F.735 and payment under section 325F.741. History: 1981 c 333 s 8

325F.739 CERTAIN PURCHASES PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for a precious metal dealer to purchase a secondhand item containing precious metals from a person under 18 years of age unless the person is accompanied by the person's parent or guardian who is identified and whose identity …

325F.741 PAYMENT BY CHECK. Payment by a precious metal dealer for the purchase of a secondhand item containing precious metal shall be made only by a check, draft, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument or order of withdrawal which is drawn against funds held by a financ…

325F.742 GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY REGULATE. The provisions of Laws 1981, chapter 333, sections 1 to 17 shall not be construed as prohibiting, or in any way limiting, or interfering with the right of any governmental subdivision of the state to regulate or license precious me…

325F.743 CRIMINAL PENALTY. Any person who violates any provision of Laws 1981, chapter 333, sections 1 to 17, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, or both. History: 1981 c 333 s …

325F.744 CIVIL PENALTY. The attorney general or any county attorney may institute a civil action in the name of the state in the district court to revoke, deny or suspend for a period of time the license on the ground that the licensee has violated a provision of Laws 1981, chapt…

325F.755 PRIZE NOTICES AND SOLICITATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (a) "Prize" means a gift, award, or other item or service of value that is offered or awarded to a participan…

325F.76 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of sections 325F.76 to 325F.78, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Chewing tobacco. "Chewing tobacco" means loose tobacco or a flat compressed cake of tobacco that is inserted into…

325F.77 PROMOTIONAL DISTRIBUTION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 399 s 5] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1987 c 399 s 5] § Subd. 3.Legislative intent. Because the state prohibits both the use of tobacco products by minors and the furnishing of tobacco products to minors, and because t…

325F.78 REMEDIES. The attorney general may institute a civil action in the name of the state of Minnesota in the district court for an injunction prohibiting any violation of section 325F.77. The court, upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, and upon proof that …

325F.781 REQUIREMENTS; TOBACCO PRODUCT DELIVERY SALES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given, unless the language or context clearly provides otherwise. (b) "Consumer" means an individual who purchases, receives…

325F.782 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of sections 325F.782 to 325F.7821, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Minor. "Minor" means an individual who is younger than 21 years of age. § Subd. 3.Vapor product. "Vapor product" means a noncombusti…

325F.7821 PROHIBITION ON DECEPTIVE VAPOR PRODUCTS. A person or entity must not market, promote, label, brand, advertise, distribute, offer for sale, or sell a vapor product by: (1) imitating a product that is not a vapor product, including but not limited to: (i) a food or brand …

325F.783 AUTO GLASS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. (a) No person who provides retail auto glass products or services paid for in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by an insurer regarding an insurance claim may: (1) waive, forgive, or pay all or any part of an applicable insurance…

325F.784 PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNTS. § Subdivision 1.Regulation. A person shall not sell, market, promote, advertise, or otherwise distribute any card or other purchasing mechanism or device that is not insurance that purports to offer discounts or access to discounts from pharm…

325F.785 SALES OF HIV HOME COLLECTION KITS AND HYPODERMIC SYRINGES AND NEEDLES. § Subdivision 1.Information to purchasers. A seller may provide each purchaser of an HIV home collection kit or hypodermic syringes and needles as authorized in section 151.40, at the time of purchase…

325F.79 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of sections 325F.79 to 325F.792, the following definitions apply: (a) "Animal" means a dog, wholly or in part of the species Canis familiaris, or a cat, wholly or in part of the species Felis domesticus. (b) "Pet dealer" means any person, firm, p…

325F.791 SALES OF DOGS AND CATS. § Subdivision 1.Disclosure. Every pet dealer shall deliver to each retail purchaser of an animal written disclosure as follows: (a) The name, address, and USDA license number of the breeder and any broker who has had possession of the animal; the …

325F.792 ADDITIONAL PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Criminal penalty. A violation of any United States Department of Agriculture statute or regulation covering animal breeders or groomers, pet dealers, or the transportation of dogs or cats is a misdemeanor. § Subd. 2.Civil penalty. (a…

325F.795 UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF MERCHANDISE PALLETS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Merchandise" means objects, wares, goods, or commodities. (b) "Merchandise pallet" means a plastic carrier or plastic container, ranging in size from 36 inches to 54 inches with a forklift …

325F.80 RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS; REFUNDS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them under this subdivision: (1) "consumer" means a natural person who buys goods for personal, family, or household purposes an…

325F.81 REPLICA FIREARMS; WARNING LABEL. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol, revolver, sho…

325F.812 CELLULAR TELEPHONE CASES. § Subdivision 1.Certain cellular telephone cases; prohibition. A person is prohibited from purchasing, possessing, importing, manufacturing, selling, holding for sale, or distributing a cellular telephone case, stand, or cover that is a facsimil…