Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

325H.09 PENALTY. Any person who leases tanning equipment or who owns a tanning facility and who operates or permits the equipment or facility to be operated in noncompliance with the requirements of sections 325H.01 to 325H.085 is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1993 c 31…

325H.10 LOCAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZATION. Sections 325H.01 to 325H.09 do not preempt a local ordinance which provides for more restrictive regulation of tanning facilities than required in sections 325H.01 to 325H.09. History: 1993 c 316 s 10

325I.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.General. The definitions in this section apply to sections 325I.01 to 325I.03. § Subd. 2.Consumer. "Consumer" means a renter, purchaser, or subscriber of goods or services from a videotape service provider or videotape seller. § Subd. 3.Person…

325I.02 DISCLOSURE OF VIDEOTAPE RENTAL OR SALES RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Disclosure prohibited. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, a videotape service provider or videotape seller who knowingly discloses, to any person, personally identifiable information concerning any …

325I.03 ENFORCEMENT; CIVIL LIABILITY. The public and private remedies in section 8.31 apply to violations of section 325I.02. In addition, a consumer who prevails or substantially prevails in an action brought under this section is entitled to a minimum of $500 in damages, regard…

325I.05 VIDEO CAPTIONING. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. A person may not in the ordinary course of business distribute a prerecorded videocassette tape or similar audio-visual material to a videotape seller or videotape service provider unless it is open-captioned or closed-captio…

325I.06 RESTRICTED VIDEO GAMES; PROHIBITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "restricted video game" means a video game rated AO or M by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. § Subd. 2.Prohibited acts; penalty. A person under the age of 17 may not knowing…

325J.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. § Subd. 2.Appropriate law enforcement agency. "Appropriate law enforcement agency" means the attorney general of t…

325J.02 MUNICIPAL LICENSING AND REGULATION. (a) For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, and welfare, a municipality may adopt an ordinance, issue licenses to qualified applicants, and regulate pawn transactions. Ordinances must contain the minimum provisio…

325J.03 LICENSEE ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for or to maintain a pawnbroker license, a person must operate lawfully and fairly within the purposes of this chapter and the applicable local ordinance and: (1) may not be a minor at the time that the application for a pawnbroker…

325J.04 PAWN TICKETS. § Subdivision 1.Entries of pawn tickets. At the time of making the pawn or purchase transaction, the pawnbroker shall immediately and legibly record in English the following information by using ink or other indelible medium on forms or in a computerized rec…

325J.05 RECORDS; RETENTION. (a) The pledgor or seller shall sign a pawn ticket and receive an exact copy of the pawn ticket. (b) The pawnbroker shall maintain on the premises a record of all transactions of pledged or purchased goods for a period of three years. These records sha…

325J.06 EFFECT OF NONREDEMPTION. (a) A pledgor shall have no obligation to redeem pledged goods or make any payment on a pawn transaction. Pledged goods not redeemed within at least 60 days of the date of the pawn transaction shall automatically be forfeited to the pawnbroker, an…

325J.07 PERMITTED CHARGES. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or section 325J.13, a pawnbroker may contract for and receive a pawnshop charge not to exceed three percent per month of the principal amount advanced in the pawn transaction plus a rea…

325J.08 RECORDS; PROHIBITIONS. A pawnbroker and any clerk, agent, or employee of a pawnbroker shall not: (1) make any false entry in the records of pawn transactions; (2) falsify, obliterate, destroy, or remove from the place of business the records, books, or accounts relating t…

325J.09 REDEMPTION; RISK OF LOSS. Any person to whom the receipt for pledged goods was issued, or any person identified in a written and notarized authorization to redeem the pledged goods identified in the receipt, or any person identified in writing by the pledgor at the time o…

325J.095 MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE PAWN TRANSACTIONS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS. (a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a pawnbroker who holds a title to a motor vehicle as part of a pawn transaction shall: (1) be licensed as a used motor vehicle dealer under section 168.2…

325J.11 VIOLATION. A violation of this chapter by a pawnbroker or pledgor is a misdemeanor. History: 1996 c 404 s 12

325J.12 TRANSITION. (a) Pawnbrokers that are in business when a municipality adopts an ordinance under this chapter must apply for a license and pay the required fee within six months of adoption of the ordinance. (b) A county that has adopted an ordinance under Minnesota Statute…

325J.13 ORDINANCES; CONSISTENCY. With the exception of section 325J.08, clauses (7) and (10), nothing in this chapter preempts or supersedes any ordinance adopted by a municipality that provides for more restrictive regulation of pawnbrokers or pawn transactions. History: 1996 c …

325K.001 SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Electronic Authentication Act." History: 1997 c 178 s 1

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, …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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 (…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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:…

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…

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 …

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…

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:…