Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection

15.001 Application of Laws 2005, Chapter 56, Terminology Changes State agencies must adopt updated terminology from Laws 2005 when they replace existing printed materials and signs. … 325F.001 This section has been repealed or relocated. It pointed to section 15.001. 325F.01 Asbestos Used in Building and Remodeling It is illegal to use, sell, or receive powdered asbestos for construction or remodeling in Minnesota. The ban covers … 325F.015 Unsafe Bleachers It is illegal to manufacture, sell, or install bleachers in Minnesota that do not meet the safety standards set in … 325F.02 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.03 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.04 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.05 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.06 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.07 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.071 Flame-retardant Chemicals; Prohibition This section bans organohalogenated flame-retardant chemicals in children's products, upholstered residential furniture, … 325F.072 Firefighting Foam This section regulates Class B firefighting foam (used on flammable-liquid fires) that contains intentionally added PFAS … 325F.075 Food Packaging; Pfas This section bans intentionally added PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in food packaging sold or … 325F.078 Sales of Aerosol Dusters Containing 1,1- Difluoroethane (dfe) This section restricts retail sales of aerosol dusters that contain 1,1-difluoroethane (DFE), a cleaning-spray chemical … 325F.08 Importation, Manufacture, Sale or Distribution of Hazardous Articles This section bans dealing in hazardous children's articles in Minnesota. No person, firm, corporation, association, or … 325F.09 Definitions This section provides the definitions used in Minnesota's toy and children's product safety law. It defines "child" as … 325F.10 Banning of Hazardous Articles; Rules This section requires the commissioner of commerce to ban from sale or distribution any toy or other article intended … 325F.11 Testing of Articles to Determine and Insure Compliance This section lets the commissioner of commerce, or an authorized employee or inspector, test toys and other articles as … 325F.12 Repurchase of Banned Articles This section requires that banned articles be repurchased along the chain of sale, even if the article was not banned … 325F.13 Banned Hazardous Toys; Prohibitions This section bans dealing in hazardous or banned children's toys and articles. No person may sell, expose for sale, … 325F.135 Unsafe Recalled Toys; Prohibition on Sale This section prohibits a commercial retailer from selling a toy in Minnesota that the retailer knows has been recalled … 325F.14 Hazardous Toys; Seizure This section directs the commissioner to apply to the district court to seize toys that present hazards when no other … 325F.15 Commissioner's Right of Access to Premises, Records This section gives the commissioner and inspectors the right to enter, at reasonable times, any premises where toys or … 325F.16 Penalties This section sets the penalty for the toy and article safety provisions. Any person who violates any provision of … 325F.17 Citation This section gives the group of statutes a short name. Sections 325F.08 to 325F.16 may be cited as the "Safe Toys Act." 325F.171 Crib Safety This section bans the sale of baby cribs that do not meet current federal safety standards. It applies to new and used … 325F.172 Definitions This section defines the terms used in sections 325F.172 to 325F.173. A "child" means a person under three years of age. … 325F.173 Bisphenol-a in Certain Children's Products This section bans the sale of children's products that contain bisphenol-A (BPA). Starting January 1, 2010, … 325F.174 Bisphenol-a in Children's Food Containers This section bans selling infant formula, baby food, or toddler food in containers that have intentionally added … 325F.175 Bisphenol-a Replacement Chemicals This section prevents manufacturers from swapping out banned bisphenol-A (BPA) for an equally harmful substitute. … 325F.176 Definitions This section defines key terms used in sections 325F.176 to 325F.178. A "child" is a person under eight years of age. A … 325F.177 Formaldehyde in Children's Products; Ban This section bans selling children's products that intentionally contain formaldehyde, including formaldehyde in a … 325F.178 Formaldehyde Replacement Chemicals This section bars a manufacturer from replacing a chemical banned under section 325F.175 with a substitute that the … 325F.179 Enforcement This section sets out how the formaldehyde and replacement-chemical rules are enforced. Sections 325F.177 and 325F.178 … 325F.18 Duty of Manufacturer This section requires manufacturers and builders to give a specific written health notice before selling building … 325F.181 Formaldehyde Product Standard This section sets formaldehyde-related product standards for building materials. All plywood and particleboard used in … 325F.185 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure This section sets minimum requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure installed in Minnesota. Without … 325F.19 Home Insulation; Consumer Protection; Definitions This section is the definitions provision for Minnesota's home insulation consumer protection law, covering sections … 325F.20 Specifications for Manufacture, Labeling, and Installation of Insulation This section governs the manufacture, labeling, and installation of insulation in Minnesota. The commissioner must adopt … 325F.21 Testing of Insulation This section sets the testing requirements for insulation in Minnesota and is in effect, not repealed. Once the … 325F.22 Unfair and Deceptive Advertising Practices This section regulates advertising for insulation sold or offered for sale in Minnesota. Any ad claiming fuel-cost … 325F.23 Marking, Labeling, and Consumer Information This section sets labeling requirements for insulation sold or used in Minnesota. Every container and wrapping must … 325F.24 Enforcement; Penalties This section sets the enforcement tools and penalties for Minnesota's insulation standards, labeling, and advertising … 325F.245 Landscape Application Contracts This section governs contracts for landscape application services (lawn, turf, shrub, and ornamental-plant pesticide, … 325F.25 Definitions This section provides the definitions used in Minnesota's bedding laws, sections 325F.25 to 325F.32. It defines … 325F.26 Use of Secondhand Material Forbidden in Certain Cases This section prohibits using, in the making or remaking of any article of bedding, any material that has been used in a … 325F.27 Sale of Bedding This section bars any person from selling, offering for sale, consigning for sale, or possessing with intent to sell … 325F.28 Material Must Be Renovated This section requires that all material used to remake or renovate any article of bedding first be thoroughly sterilized … 325F.29 Sales Forbidden; Exceptions; Penalties This section forbids selling, leasing, offering, delivering, consigning, or possessing with intent to sell or lease any … 325F.30 Shoddy Material to Be Labeled This section requires that bedding made from certain reused or shoddy materials be properly labeled or cleaned. No … 325F.31 Bedding to Be Labeled This law requires that any article of bedding made, remade, sold, or held for sale in Minnesota be labeled. The label … 325F.32 Feathers to Be Renovated This law requires that feathers used in making, remaking, or renovating bedding be properly treated. Whether the bedding … 325F.33 This section has been repealed and contains no operative statutory text. The only remaining reference is to the 1981 … 325F.34 Testimony; Production of Books and Documents In cases or proceedings brought under sections 325F.25 to 325F.32, a person cannot refuse to testify or to produce … 325F.35 Definitions This section defines key terms used in sections 325F.35 to 325F.39, unless the context clearly requires a different … 325F.36 Manufacture and Sale of Cotton Duck or Canvas; Stamps, Brands, and Marks This section regulates the sale of cotton duck or canvas in Minnesota. Anyone who manufactures for sale, or offers or … 325F.37 Certain Sales Unlawful; Misstatements Forbidden This section makes it unlawful to carry for sale, sell, or try to sell cotton duck or canvas (or any article other than … 325F.38 This section contains no operative statutory text. The page consists only of the section number and a history reference … 325F.39 Unlawful to Deface Mark This section makes it unlawful to deface, mutilate, obscure, conceal, efface, cancel, or remove any mark required by … 325F.40 Violations; Penalties This section sets the penalty for violating the cotton duck and canvas marking laws. Any person, company, or corporation … 325F.41 Testimony; Production of Books and Documents This section provides that no person may refuse to testify or to produce books, papers, contracts, agreements, or … 325F.42 Fraud in the Sale of Fur Wearing Apparel This section prohibits selling or offering for retail sale in Minnesota any wearing apparel that contains fur under a … 325F.43 Imitation Indian-made Goods to Be Branded This section requires that goods made in imitation of genuine American Indian-made products (such as moccasins, bead … 325F.44 Brand This section specifies the exact brand required by section 325F.43 for imitation Indian-made goods: the words "not … 325F.45 Goods Not to Be Sold Without Brand This section makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or possess for the purpose of sale the imitation Indian-made … 325F.46 Remedies This section sets the remedies for violations of the consumer fraud provisions in sections 325F.43 to 325F.45. Anyone … 325F.47 Misrepresentation of Blind-made Articles or Products This section makes it illegal to sell or offer for sale in Minnesota any product represented as "blind-made," or … 325F.48 Prison-made Goods Are Subject to Laws of State This section provides that goods made, produced, or mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners (other than those … 325F.49 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.50 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.51 Operation of Airport Foreign Currency Exchanges This section governs foreign currency exchanges operated at airports in Minnesota. The business may not operate unless … 325F.52 This section has no operative statutory text. The body contains only a cross-reference indicating the section was … 325F.53 Retail Merchandise; Price Marking This section requires grocery stores that use electronic or magnetic scanners at check-out to conspicuously display the … 325F.54 Penalties This section sets the penalties for the grocery price-marking rules in sections 325F.53 to 325F.55. Knowingly and … 325F.55 Local Ordinance Preempted This section preempts local price-marking rules. No subordinate unit of government may adopt or enforce any rule or … 325F.56 Definitions Defines key terms for Minnesota's Truth in Repairs Act (sections 325F.56-325F.66). 'Repairs' means work over $100 on … 325F.57 Service Calls Allows a repair shop to charge a towing, minimum, or other service charge for making a call at a location other than the … 325F.58 Estimates Repair shops must give you a written estimate before starting work if you ask for one. The estimate must list all parts, … 325F.59 Repairs Repair shops cannot charge you for work you did not approve. They also cannot do repairs they know are unnecessary … 325F.60 Invoice After finishing repairs on your car, appliance, or home, the shop must give you a written invoice that lists the date, … 325F.61 Return of Property This section requires a repair shop to return a customer's repaired motor vehicle or appliance upon reasonable demand … 325F.62 Required Shop Practices Repair shops must return your old replaced parts if you ask before the repair starts. Shops must keep records of each … 325F.63 Remedies; Penalties If a repair shop overcharges you, does unauthorized work, or violates the Truth in Repairs Act, you can get your car or … 325F.64 Exemptions This section lists situations where the motor vehicle and appliance repair rules in sections 325F.57 to 325F.59 and … 325F.65 Preemption by State This section provides that the state repair rules in sections 325F.56 to 325F.66 supersede local ordinances that … 325F.66 Title This section gives a short name to a group of related laws. It provides that Minnesota Statutes sections 325F.56 through … 325F.661 Sale of Electric-assisted Bicycles and Other Electric Cycles Before completing a sale, a seller of an electric-assisted bicycle must give the buyer written disclosure of the bike's … 325F.662 Sale of Used Motor Vehicles When you buy a used car from a dealer in Minnesota, the dealer must give you a written warranty. Cars with under 36,000 … 325F.664 New Motor Vehicle Damage Disclosures Before selling a new car, the dealer must tell you, both in a clear written statement and out loud during the sales … 325F.6641 Disclosure of Vehicle Damage If a vehicle was damaged by a collision or other event and the repair cost exceeded 80 percent of its actual cash value … 325F.6642 Title Branding This section addresses title branding under Minnesota law. 325F.6643 Remedies; Penalties If a seller or dealer breaks the vehicle disclosure rules about damage, salvage titles, or odometer fraud, the buyer can … 325F.6644 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.665 New Motor Vehicle Warranties; Manufacturer's Duty to Repair, Refund, or Replace Minnesota's 'Lemon Law' for new motor vehicles. If a manufacturer cannot fix a substantial defect after a reasonable … 325F.6651 Definitions This section provides the definitions that apply to Minnesota's farm tractor warranty law (sections 325F.6651 to … 325F.6652 Notice to Consumer This section requires the manufacturer to give the consumer, at the time of purchase, a written statement on a separate … 325F.6653 Manufacturer's Duty to Repair This section requires a manufacturer of a farm tractor to make repairs when the tractor does not conform to its … 325F.6654 Manufacturer's Duty to Refund or Replace If the manufacturer or its authorized dealers cannot repair a farm tractor to conform to an applicable express written … 325F.6655 Extension of Warranty This section extends the key time limits used elsewhere in this lemon-law scheme. The terms of any express written … 325F.6656 Alternative Dispute Settlement This section governs informal dispute settlement procedures that manufacturers may establish or join. If a manufacturer … 325F.6657 Affirmative Defenses This section provides affirmative defenses to a claim brought under the farm tractor warranty provisions in sections … 325F.6658 Limitation on Actions This section sets the deadline for filing a lawsuit under the farm tractor warranty provisions in sections 325F.6651 to … 325F.6659 Remedy Nonexclusive This section makes clear that the remedies in this part of the law are not the only ones available. A consumer keeps any … 325F.666 Unlawful Reassignment of Certain Motor Vehicle Contracts This section makes it illegal to reassign certain motor vehicle contracts without permission. It applies to contracts … 325F.6670 Equipment Required at Time of Sale This section requires certain safety equipment on a farm tractor at the time it is sold. A farm equipment dealer or … 325F.67 False Statement in Advertisement Makes it a misdemeanor and a public nuisance to publish any advertisement containing untrue, deceptive, or misleading … 325F.675 Fraud Related to Consumer Telephone Records Makes it a crime to knowingly obtain, sell, or receive a Minnesota resident's telephone records (such as the numbers … 325F.676 Ticket Sales Regulates the sale and resale of tickets to Minnesota entertainment events (concerts, sports, theater, and similar, but … 325F.677 Availability of Water at Places of Entertainment Requires entertainment venues (using the same definition as the ticket sales law) to give attendees access to drinking … 325F.68 Definitions Defines key terms for Minnesota's Consumer Fraud Act (sections 325F.68-325F.70), including 'merchandise' (goods, … 325F.69 Unlawful Practices Prohibits fraud, misrepresentation, deceptive practices, and unfair or unconscionable conduct in connection with the … 325F.691 Unreasonable Delay in Mortgage Loan Closing If your mortgage lender unreasonably delays processing your loan and your locked interest rate expires because of the … 325F.692 Fraudulent Telephone Services; Billing This section regulates billing for pay-per-call telephone information services, such as 1-900 and 1-800 lines that … 325F.693 Fraudulent Telephone Services; Slamming This section makes "slamming," switching a customer's local or long-distance telephone carrier without the customer's … 325F.694 False or Misleading Commercial Electronic Mail Messages This section regulates commercial email (spam) sent to Minnesota residents to promote property, goods, or services. A … 325F.6945 Internet Service Providers; Prohibited Actions This section is Minnesota's net neutrality law for internet service providers serving customers in the state. It bars an … 325F.695 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.696 Liability for Unauthorized Use of Cellular Telephones This section protects cellular telephone customers from paying charges that come from unauthorized use of their phone. A … 325F.697 Live Check Solicitation Prohibited This section bans using a "live check" to trick Minnesota residents into buying something. A live check is a negotiable … 325F.698 Smartphone Antitheft Protection This section requires new smartphones to come with antitheft protection. Any new smartphone manufactured on or after … 325F.70 Remedies Provides remedies for violations of Minnesota's Consumer Fraud Act. The attorney general or county attorneys may seek … 325F.71 Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons; Additional Civil Penalty for Deceptive Acts Imposes an additional civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation when deceptive trade practices, false advertising, or … 325F.72 Disclosure of Special Care Status Required Only assisted living facilities that hold dementia care licenses under chapter 144G may advertise or market themselves … 325F.721 Provision of 'i'm Okay' Check Services This section governs disclosure of "I'm okay" check services (services that check on a resident's safety by any means) … 325F.722 Consumer Protections for Exempt Settings This section sets consumer protections for "exempt settings," meaning housing settings that are exempt from assisted … 325F.725 Recovery Residence Title Protection This section addresses recovery residence title protection under Minnesota law. 325F.73 Fraudulent Sale of Gold and Silver; Penalty This section addresses fraudulent sale of gold and silver; penalty under Minnesota law. 325F.731 Definitions This section defines the terms used in the Minnesota precious metal dealer law (Laws 1981, chapter 333, sections 1 to … 325F.732 License This section makes it unlawful for a precious metal dealer to do business without a valid license under section … 325F.733 License; Application; Terms and Conditions This section sets out how a precious metal dealer applies for and operates under a county license. The dealer files an … 325F.734 Identification of Sellers This section addresses identification of sellers under Minnesota law. 325F.735 Records Required This section addresses records required under Minnesota law. 325F.736 Required Holding Period This section addresses required holding period under Minnesota law. 325F.737 Additional Holding Period This section addresses additional holding period under Minnesota law. 325F.738 Trading This section addresses trading under Minnesota law. 325F.739 Certain Purchases Prohibited This section makes it illegal for a precious metal dealer to buy a secondhand item containing precious metals from … 325F.741 Payment by Check This section requires a precious metal dealer to pay for a secondhand item containing precious metal only by check, … 325F.742 Governmental Subdivisions May Regulate This section confirms that the state precious metal dealer law (Laws 1981, chapter 333, sections 1 to 17) does not stop … 325F.743 Criminal Penalty This section makes any violation of the precious metal dealer law (Laws 1981, chapter 333, sections 1 to 17) a felony. A … 325F.744 Civil Penalty This section lets the attorney general or any county attorney file a civil lawsuit in the name of the state in district … 325F.75 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.755 Prize Notices and Solicitations This section regulates prize notices and solicitations, meaning offers of a prize, contest, or sweepstakes where a … 325F.76 Definitions This section provides the definitions used in sections 325F.76 to 325F.78, the Minnesota statutes governing smokeless … 325F.77 Promotional Distribution This section prohibits the promotional distribution (free or nominal-cost giveaways) of tobacco products in Minnesota. … 325F.78 Remedies This section sets out the remedies for violations of the tobacco promotional distribution ban in section 325F.77. The … 325F.781 Requirements; Tobacco Product Delivery Sales This section sets the rules for selling tobacco products to Minnesota consumers by mail, phone, or internet (delivery … 325F.782 Definitions This section gives the definitions used in sections 325F.782 to 325F.7821. It defines a "minor" as anyone younger than … 325F.7821 Prohibition on Deceptive Vapor Products This section bans marketing, selling, or distributing vapor products designed to look like or appeal to minors. A vapor … 325F.783 Auto Glass Repair or Replacement This section regulates retail auto glass repair or replacement that is paid for, in whole or in part, by an insurer on … 325F.784 Prescription Drug Discounts This section regulates the sale and marketing of non-insurance prescription drug discount cards or devices that claim to … 325F.785 Sales of Hiv Home Collection Kits and Hypodermic Syringes and Needles This section concerns retail sales of HIV home collection kits and of hypodermic syringes and needles. A seller may give … 325F.79 Definitions This section provides the definitions that apply to the pet sales laws in sections 325F.79 through 325F.792. It defines … 325F.791 Sales of Dogs and Cats This section sets consumer protection rules for pet dealers selling dogs and cats to retail buyers. The dealer must give … 325F.792 Additional Penalties This section sets out additional penalties tied to the pet sales laws. Violating any United States Department of … 325F.795 Unauthorized Possession of Merchandise Pallets This section makes it unlawful to possess another company's merchandise pallets without authorization. A "merchandise … 325F.80 Retail Sales of Consumer Goods; Refunds When you return an item to a store in good condition with your receipt, the store must give you a cash refund unless the … 325F.81 Replica Firearms; Warning Label A business may not sell a replica firearm (a toy or facsimile that looks like a real gun but is not a dangerous weapon) … 325F.812 Cellular Telephone Cases This section bans cellular telephone cases, stands, and covers that look like a firearm. No one may purchase, possess, … 325F.814 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.82 Definitions This section is the definitions provision for section 325F.83, which regulates automatic garage door opening systems. It … 325F.83 Regulation of Automatic Garage Door Opening Systems This section sets safety requirements for automatic garage door opening systems in residential buildings in Minnesota. … 325F.84 Definitions This section defines the terms used in Minnesota's rental-purchase (rent-to-own) law, sections 325F.84 to 325F.97. It … 325F.85 Application of Other Law This section resolves conflicts between Minnesota's rental-purchase consumer protection law (sections 325F.84 to … 325F.86 Disclosures This section requires a lessor in a rental-purchase (rent-to-own) agreement to disclose specific information to the … 325F.87 Form Requirements This section sets the form and timing rules for the disclosures a lessor must give in a rental-purchase (rent-to-own) … 325F.88 Advertising This section governs advertising for rental-purchase agreements. An advertisement cannot state or imply that a specific … 325F.89 Default This section governs default under a rental-purchase agreement. A default agreement is enforceable only if the lessee … 325F.90 Lessee's Reinstatement Rights This section gives a lessee who misses payments the right to reinstate the original rental-purchase agreement without … 325F.91 Prohibited Practices This section bans certain provisions and charges in rental-purchase agreements. An agreement may not require a … 325F.92 Lessor's Communications Concerning Lessee This section limits how a lessor may communicate about a lessee in a rental-purchase agreement. When contacting other … 325F.93 Early Purchase Option This section gives a lessee in a lease-purchase arrangement an early option to buy the leased property outright. After … 325F.94 Claims and Defenses This section protects a consumer (the lessee) in a rental-purchase lease transaction when the contract is sold or … 325F.95 Liability; Liability Damage Waiver This section sets the lessee's liability for loss or damage to rental property and requires the lessor to offer a … 325F.96 Exempted Transaction This section carves out an exemption from the rental-purchase rules in sections 325F.84 to 325F.97. Those sections do … 325F.97 Penalties and Remedies This section sets the penalties and remedies for violations of the rental-purchase rules. A lessor who violates sections … 325F.98 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325F.981 Check Cashing Practices This section limits what a business can demand when someone pays by check. A person cannot require you to provide a … 325F.982 Consumer Identification Information This section limits the personal information a business can collect during a credit card transaction. A person may not … 325F.985 Definitions This section defines the terms used in sections 325F.986 and 325F.987, which deal with private label goods. It defines … 325F.986 Exclusivity Agreements This section sets the rules for exclusivity agreements involving private label goods. Every exclusivity agreement must … 325F.987 Limitation on Actions This section limits the legal actions a private label purchaser can bring against a manufacturer. A purchaser that is … 325F.988 Nonapplication This section sets out where the private label goods rules do not apply. Sections 325F.985 to 325F.987 do not apply to … 325F.99 Telephone Calls; Fees; Long-distance Carriers; Notice This section requires certain hospitality establishments to post telephone fee and carrier notices. Under subdivision 1, … 325F.991 911 Emergency Phone Service Representations This section regulates how providers may represent 911 emergency phone service. A person may not advertise, market, or … 325F.992 Prohibition of Assignment of Military Pay or Military Benefits This section bars agreements that assign or sell a military beneficiary's military pay or benefits. A military … 325F.995 Genetic Information Privacy Act Minnesota's Genetic Information Privacy Act requires companies that sell DNA testing kits (like ancestry or health …