Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

325G.207 OTHER REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Other rights and remedies available. Sections 325G.203 to 325G.208 do not limit rights or remedies available under any other law. § Subd. 2.Waiver of rights void. A waiver of rights by a consumer under sections 325G.203 to 325G.208 is void…

325G.208 MANUFACTURER'S DUTY TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. Whenever an assistive device covered by a manufacturer's express warranty is tendered by a consumer to the dealer from whom it was purchas…

325G.21 DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS; CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in section 325G.22, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them. § Subd. 2.Consumer credit transaction. "Consumer credit transaction" means a sale of personal propert…

325G.22 LIMITS ON BUYER'S LIABILITY. § Subdivision 1.Personal liability of buyer limited. If the seller or lender repossesses or voluntarily accepts surrender of personal property in which the seller or lender has a security interest arising out of a consumer credit transaction a…

325G.23 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 325G.23 to 325G.28, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Club. "Club" means any health club, social referral club or buying club. § Subd. 3.Contract. "Contract" means any agreemen…

325G.24 RIGHT OF CANCELLATION. § Subdivision 1.Right of cancellation. (a) Any person who has elected to become a member of a club may unilaterally cancel such membership, in the person's exclusive discretion, by giving notice of cancellation at any time before midnight of the thi…

325G.25 CONTRACT REGULATION. § Subdivision 1.Form and content. A copy of every contract shall be delivered to the member at the time the contract is signed. Every contract must be in writing, must be signed by the member, must designate the date on which the member signed the con…

325G.26 LIMITATION ON MEMBERSHIP PERIOD. No contract shall be valid for a term longer than 18 months from the date upon which the contract is signed. However, a club may allow a member to convert a contract into a contract for a period longer than 18 months after the member has b…

325G.27 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SURETY BOND REQUIREMENT, ALTERNATIVE SECURITY. § Subdivision 1.Registration requirement. (a) Every buying, health, or social referral club doing business in this state shall register with the attorney general and provide all information requeste…

325G.28 VIOLATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Attorney general enforcement authority. The attorney general shall investigate violations of sections 325G.23 to 325G.28. When the attorney general possesses information providing reasonable ground to believe that any person has violated or is …

325G.29 CITATION. Sections 325G.29 to 325G.36 may be cited as the "Plain Language Contract Act." History: 1981 c 274 s 1

325G.30 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. As used in sections 325G.30 to 325G.36, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Consumer. "Consumer" means any individual who, primarily for personal, family or household purposes: (1) gives considerati…

325G.31 PLAIN LANGUAGE REQUIRED. Except as provided in section 325G.32, every consumer contract shall be written in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings and shall be appropriately divided and captioned by its various sections. History: 1981 c …

325G.32 EXCEPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Other statutes or regulations. Section 325G.31 does not apply to any consumer contract for which a federal or state statute, rule or regulation prescribes standards of readability applicable to the entire contract. Section 325G.31 does not appl…

325G.33 REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Enforcement authority. Any violation of section 325G.31 is a violation of a law under section 8.31, subdivision 1. The remedies provided in section 8.31, subdivisions 3 and 3a, are limited as provided in section 325G.34. § Subd. 2.Reformation. In…

325G.34 LIMITS ON REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Penalties. In any proceeding in which civil penalties are claimed from a party for a violation of section 325G.31, it is a defense to the claim that the party made a good faith and reasonable effort to comply with section 325G.31. § Sub…

325G.35 REVIEW BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. § Subdivision 1.Process of review. Any seller, creditor or lessor may submit a consumer contract to the attorney general for review as to whether the contract complies with the requirements of section 325G.31. After reviewing the contract t…

325G.36 WAIVERS VOID. § Subdivision 1.Consumer contract waivers. Any provision of a consumer contract which waives or attempts to waive any provision of sections 325G.29 to 325G.36 is void. § Subd. 2.Consumer credit transaction contract waivers. Any provision of a consumer credit…

325G.37 EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 325G.29 to 325G.34 and 325G.36 take effect on July 1, 1983. Section 325G.35 takes effect May 29, 1981. Sections 325G.29 to 325G.36 do not affect any consumer contract executed before July 1, 1983. A previously existing consumer contract renewed af…

325G.40 CITATION. Sections 325G.40 to 325G.47 may be cited as the "Credit Card Disclosure Act." History: 1987 c 256 s 1

325G.41 DEFINITIONS AND COMPUTATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. Except as otherwise provided, the terms used in sections 325G.40 to 325G.47 have the meanings prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, part 226. Except as otherwise provided, the computations required un…

325G.42 CREDIT CARD DISCLOSURES. § Subdivision 1.Required disclosures. A credit card application distributed in this state must disclose the following terms of the credit card plan, if applicable: (1) Any periodic rate or rates that may be applied to the account, expressed as an …

325G.43 PENALTIES. A person violating section 325G.42 is subject to the penalties provided in section 8.31. History: 1987 c 256 s 4

325G.44 DAMAGES. A person injured by a violation of section 325G.42 may recover actual damages in an action other than a class action, together with costs and disbursements, including a reasonable attorney's fee, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. Hist…

325G.45 FEDERAL LAW. If a creditor becomes required by federal law to make disclosure of the terms required in section 325G.42 in connection with the distribution of a credit card application, then the creditor is considered to have complied with the requirements of section 325G.…

325G.46 ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE. In lieu of complying with section 325G.42, subdivision 2, a creditor, in connection with the distribution of a credit card application, may disclose the specific terms of section 325G.42 in compliance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, par…

325G.47 NOTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FEE. The customer must be notified of the amount of the annual fee, if any, and the date the fee is payable at least 30 days before the account is charged for the fee, and during that 30-day period the customer may cancel the open-end credit plan wi…

325G.50 MEMBERSHIP TRAVEL CONTRACTS; CANCELLATION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and sections 325G.501 and 325G.505, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) "Membership travel contract" or "contract" means an agreement offered or sold…

325G.501 MEMBERSHIP TRAVEL CONTRACTS SOLICITATION GIFT OFFERS. No membership travel operator shall offer a gift, either directly or indirectly, to a person in Minnesota unless the membership travel operator clearly discloses the following information at the same time and in the s…

325G.505 MEMBERSHIP TRAVEL CONTRACTS IN EXCESS OF $500. § Subdivision 1.Scope. This section applies to a membership travel operator who offers or sells membership travel contracts when the cost of the membership travel contract to the consumer is $500 or more. This section does n…

325G.51 PENALTIES; REMEDIES. A person who violates sections 325G.50 to 325G.505 is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in section 8.31. The relief provided in this subdivision is in addition to remedies or penalties otherwise provided by law. History: 1990 c 411 s 2; 2…

325G.52 CONSUMER EDUCATION; TELEMARKETING FRAUD. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The attorney general shall establish an outreach advocacy network to educate citizens of the state with respect to telemarketing fraud. § Subd. 2.Duties. The advocacy network shall: (1) conduct clinic…

325G.53 GIFT CERTIFICATES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (a) "Gift certificate" means a tangible record evidencing a promise, made for consideration, by the seller or issuer of the record that goods or services will be pro…

325G.54 CANCELLATION WITHOUT PENALTY OF WIRELESS CONTRACTS BY MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL. § Subdivision 1.Authority. Any service member who has been issued orders into active duty, for deployment, or for a permanent change of duty station, or the spouse of the service member, may…

325G.55 CANCELLATION WITHOUT PENALTY OF RENTAL, CLUB, SERVICE, AND MEMBERSHIP TRAVEL CONTRACTS BY MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to any rental contracts, club contracts under section 325G.23, service contracts, and membership travel …

325G.56 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of sections 325G.56 to 325G.62, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Automatic renewal. "Automatic renewal" means a plan or arrangement in which a subscription or purchasing agreement is…

325G.57 REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Notices upon offer. A seller making an offer for an indefinite subscription agreement must, before the consumer accepts the offer, present the offer terms in a clear and conspicuous manner to the co…

325G.58 PROHIBITED CONDUCT. § Subdivision 1.Definition; agreement. For purposes of this section, "agreement" means an indefinite subscription agreement, as defined in section 325G.56, and a contract, as defined in section 325G.23. § Subd. 2.Charges prior to effective date. A sell…

325G.59 CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE. § Subdivision 1.Termination of agreement subject to automatic renewal. A consumer may terminate an indefinite subscription agreement subject to automatic renewal at any time by following the procedure set forth in the confirmation described …

325G.60 TERMINATION ELECTION REQUIREMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definition; agreement. For purposes of this section, "agreement" means an indefinite subscription agreement, as defined in section 325G.56, and a contract, as defined in section 325G.23. § Subd. 2.Termination election requ…

325G.61 UNCONDITIONAL GIFTS. Any good, including but not limited to any ware, merchandise, or product, is an unconditional gift to the consumer if a seller sends the good under an indefinite subscription agreement without first obtaining the consumer's affirmative consent to the …

325G.62 EXEMPTION. Sections 325G.56 to 325G.61 do not apply to: (1) contracts governed by another state or federal statute or regulation specifically intended to regulate automatic renewal or continuous service; (2) any licensee as defined in section 60A.985, subdivision 8, and a…

325G.63 ENFORCEMENT. A seller is not subject to civil penalties if the seller has made a good faith effort to comply with each applicable provision of sections 325G.56 to 325G.61. History: 2024 c 114 art 3 s 62

325H.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 325H.01 to 325H.10. § Subd. 2.Consumer. "Consumer" means an individual who is provided access to a tanning facility. § Subd. 3.Individual. "Individual" means a human being. § Subd.…

325H.02 REGULATIONS; APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Regulations; applicability. A tanning facility in this state must be constructed, operated, and maintained according to sections 325H.01 to 325H.10. § Subd. 2.Exemptions. Sections 325H.01 to 325H.10 do not apply to: …

325H.03 STANDARDS FOR TANNING EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Standards for all equipment. (a) The tanning facility owner or operator must use only tanning equipment manufactured according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, part 1040.20. The exact nature of compliance must be b…