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MN Stat § 333.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.41 — Trademarks Of Workers' Unions.

333.41 TRADEMARKS OF WORKERS' UNIONS. When any person, or any association or union of workers, shall have adopted or used any label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement for the purpose of designating, making known, or distinguishing any product of labor as having been made, produced, prepared, packed, or put on sale by such person, association, or union, or by a member thereof, it shall be unlawful to counterfeit or imitate the same, or to use, sell, offer for sale, or in any way utter or circulate, any counterfeit or imitation of any such label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement. History:  (10346) RL s 5072; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 333.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.42 — Counterfeiting Or Dealing In Counterfeits; How Punished.

333.42 COUNTERFEITING OR DEALING IN COUNTERFEITS; HOW PUNISHED. Every person who shall counterfeit or imitate any such label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement, or shall sell, offer for sale, or in any way utter or circulate any counterfeit or imitation thereof; or who shall keep or possess, with intent that the same shall be sold or disposed of, any product of labor to or upon which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, or impressed; or who shall knowingly sell or dispose of any product of labor contained in any box, case, can, or package to or upon which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, or impressed; or who shall possess, with intent that the same shall be sold or disposed of, any product of labor in any box, case, can, or package to which or upon which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, or impressed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months, or by a fine of not more than $100. History:  (10347) RL s 5073; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 333.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.43 — Registration.

333.43 REGISTRATION. Every such label, trademark, term, device, design, or form of advertisement may be filed for record in the Office of the Secretary of State on payment of a fee of $10 each. In so filing the same, two copies, counterparts, or facsimiles thereof, shall be left with such secretary, together with a sworn statement specifying the names of the persons, association, or union in whose behalf the same is filed, the class and description of the goods or products of labor to which it is or is intended to be appropriated, that the party in whose behalf the same is filed has the sole right to its use, and that the counterparts or facsimiles filed are correct. No label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement shall be so filed or recorded which could reasonably be mistaken for one theretofore filed. History:  (10348) RL s 5074; 1955 c 820 s 49
MN Stat § 333.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.44 — Fraudulent Registration Or Use; Penalty.

333.44 FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION OR USE; PENALTY. Persons who shall, for themselves, or on behalf of any other person, association, or union, procure the filing of any label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement with such secretary under the foregoing provisions by any fraudulent means, and every person who shall use the name or seal of any such person, association, or union, or officer thereof, in or with reference to the sales of goods or products of labor, not being authorized to use the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (10349) RL s 5075; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 333.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.45 — Illegal Use Of Certificate Of Registration.

333.45 ILLEGAL USE OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. Such secretary shall deliver to the person, association, or union filing any such label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement such number of certificates of the record thereof as shall be applied for, on payment of a fee of $2 for each certificate, and such certificates shall in all cases be prima facie evidence of the adoption of such label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement. Every person who, without authority of the owner thereof, shall use or display the genuine label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement of any such person, association, or union, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (10350) RL s 5076; 1955 c 820 s 50
MN Stat § 333.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.53 — Unauthorized Use Is A Crime.

333.53 UNAUTHORIZED USE IS A CRIME. Any person, firm, partnership, association, society, or corporation, not authorized by the Minnesota Zoological Board who, with intent to acquire or obtain for personal or business purposes a benefit or advantage, assumes, adopts or uses the name "Minnesota Zoological Garden," the trademark thereof or any other name or mark so nearly resembling the name "Minnesota Zoological Garden" or the trademark thereof as to be calculated to deceive or mislead the public with respect to the Minnesota Zoological Garden, or who, except as authorized by the Minnesota Zoological Board, with intent to acquire or obtain for personal or business purposes a benefit or advantage, assumes, adopts or uses any other name, mark, logo, emblem, insignia or badge, designation, or distinguishing descriptive word or phrase used by the Minnesota Zoological Board in carrying out its purposes relating to the Minnesota Zoological Garden or any name, mark, logo, emblem, insignia or badge, designation, or distinguishing descriptive word or phrase confusingly similar thereto, calculated to deceive or mislead the public with respect to the Minnesota Zoological Garden, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1980 c 433 s 2
MN Stat § 333.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 333 — Assumed Names, Insignia, And Marks|Section 333.54 — Threatened Use May Be Restrained.

333.54 THREATENED USE MAY BE RESTRAINED. When there is an actual or threatened violation of section 333.53, an application may be made to a court having jurisdiction to enjoin and restrain the actual or threatened violation; and if it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant is in fact using or threatening to use the name "Minnesota Zoological Garden" or the trademark thereof or any other name or mark confusingly similar, or any other name, mark, logo, emblem, insignia or badge, designation, or distinguishing descriptive word or phrase used by the Minnesota Zoological Board in carrying out its purposes relating to Minnesota Zoological Garden or confusingly similar to any other name, mark, logo, emblem, insignia or badge, designation, or distinguishing descriptive word or phrase used by the Minnesota Zoological Board in carrying out its purposes relating to the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the court may enjoin and restrain the actual or threatened violation without requiring proof that any person has in fact been misled or deceived thereby. History:   1980 c 433 s 3
MN Stat § 334.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.01 — Rate Of Interest.

334.01 RATE OF INTEREST. Subdivision 1. General. The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year, unless a different rate is contracted for in writing. No person shall directly or indirectly take or receive in money, goods, or things in action, or in any other way, any greater sum, or any greater value, for the loan or forbearance of money, goods, or things in action, than $8 on $100 for one year. In the computation of interest upon any bond, note, or other instrument or agreement, interest shall not be compounded, but any contract to pay interest, not usurious, upon interest overdue, shall not be construed to be usury. Contracts shall bear the same rate of interest after they become due as before, and any provision in any contract, note, or instrument providing for an increase of the rate of interest after maturity, or any increase therein after making and delivery, shall work a forfeiture of the entire interest; but this provision shall not apply to notes or contracts which bear no interest before maturity nor shall it apply to any agreement which extends the maturity date of any contract, note, or instrument, and provides for an increased rate of interest after the original maturity date on the indebtedness then due. Any agreement which extends maturity date of any contract, note or instrument shall not provide for an increased rate of interest in excess of $8 on $100 for one year. Subd. 2. Contracts of $100,000 or more. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except as stated in section 58.137, and with respect to contracts for deed, section 47.20, subdivision 4a, no limitation on the rate or amount of interest, points, finance charges, fees, or other charges applies to a loan, mortgage, credit sale, or advance made under a written contract, signed by the debtor, for the extension of credit to the debtor in the amount of $100,000 or more, or any written extension and other written modification of the written contract. The written contract, written extension, and written modification are exempt from the other provisions of this chapter. Subd. 3. Contracts under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. A contract entered into on or after December 31, 1974, for the loan or forbearance of money, goods, or things in action and any extensions, including extensions of installments and related changes in its terms between a participant, former participant, or beneficiary, and a plan which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, United States Code, title 29, chapter 18, as amended through December 31, 1982, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. History:  (7036) RL s 2733; 1923 c 70 s 1; 1957 c 347 s 1; 1974 c 238 s 1; 1975 c 358 s 1; 1977 c 350 s 4; 1979 c 276 s 1; 1981 c 347 s 1; 1983 c 34 s 1; 2002 c 342 s 9; 2008 c 276 s 5
MN Stat § 334.012 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.012 — Rates Of Interest; Loans Secured By Savings Accounts.

334.012 RATES OF INTEREST; LOANS SECURED BY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 334.01, a financial institution may, in the case of a loan or forbearance of money, goods, or things in action, secured by a savings or time deposit account owned by the borrower, charge interest at a rate of not more than the greater of two percent in excess of the rate of interest payable on the savings or time deposit account or the contracted rate authorized in section 334.01, subdivision 1. For purposes of this section, "financial institution" means a bank, savings bank, trust company, mutual savings bank, or savings association organized under the laws of this state or the United States and having its main office in this state. History:  1978 c 643 s 1; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25
MN Stat § 334.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.02 — Usurious Interest; Recovery.

334.02 USURIOUS INTEREST; RECOVERY. Every person who for any such loan or forbearance shall have paid or delivered any greater sum or value than in section 334.01 allowed to be received may, personally or through personal representatives, recover in an action against the person who shall have received the same, or the receiver's personal representatives, the full amount of interest or premium so paid, with costs, if action is brought within two years after such payment or delivery. This section does not apply when the loan or forbearance is made by a lender and the lender is subject to section 47.59 or 48.196 or chapter 56 in connection with the loan or forbearance. For purposes of this section, the term "lender" means a bank or savings bank organized under the laws of this state, a federally chartered savings association or savings bank, a savings association organized under chapter 51A, a federally chartered credit union, a credit union organized under chapter 52, an industrial loan and thrift company organized under chapter 53, a licensed lender under chapter 56, or a mortgagee or lender approved or certified by the secretary of housing and urban development or approved or certified by the administrator of veterans affairs. History:  (7037) RL s 2734; 1978 c 529 s 6; 1980 c 606 s 3; 1981 c 258 s 21; 1982 c 547 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 414 art 2 s 12
MN Stat § 334.022 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.022 — Credit To Organizations.

334.022 CREDIT TO ORGANIZATIONS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no limitation on the rate or amount of interest, points, finance charges, fees, or other charges applies to an extension of credit to an organization, and any such extension of credit is exempt from the other provisions of this chapter. "Organization" means a corporation, government, government subdivision or agency, trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, cooperative, limited liability company, or association. History:   2002 c 342 s 10
MN Stat § 334.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.03 — Usurious Contracts Invalid; Exceptions.

334.03 USURIOUS CONTRACTS INVALID; EXCEPTIONS. All bonds, bills, notes, mortgages, and all other contracts and securities, and all deposits of goods, or any other thing, whereupon or whereby there shall be reserved, secured, or taken any greater sum or value for the loan or forbearance of any money, goods, or things in action than prescribed, except such instruments which are taken or received in accordance with and in reliance upon the provisions of any statute, shall be void except as to a holder in due course. No merely clerical error in the computation of interest, made without intent to avoid the provisions of this chapter, shall constitute usury. Interest at the rate of 1/12 of eight percent for every 30 days shall not be construed to exceed eight percent per annum; nor shall the payment of interest in advance of one year, or any less time, at a rate not exceeding eight percent per annum constitute usury; and nothing herein shall prevent the purchase of negotiable mercantile paper, usurious or otherwise, for a valuable consideration, by a purchaser without notice, at any price before the maturity of the same, when there has been no intent to evade the provisions of this chapter, or where such purchase has not been a part of the original usurious transactions; but where the original holder of a usurious note sells the same to an innocent purchaser, the maker thereof, or the maker's representatives, may recover back from the original holder the amount of principal and interest paid on the note. This section does not apply when the loan or forbearance is made by a lender and the lender is subject to section 47.59 or 48.196 or chapter 56 in connection with the loan or forbearance. For purposes of this section, the term "lender" means a bank or savings bank organized under the laws of this state, a federally chartered savings association or savings bank, a savings association organized under chapter 51A, a federally chartered credit union, a credit union organized under chapter 52, an industrial loan and thrift company organized under chapter 53, a licensed lender under chapter 56, or a mortgagee or lender approved or certified by the secretary of housing and urban development or approved or certified by the administrator of veterans affairs. History:  (7038) RL s 2735; 1923 c 283 s 1; 1965 c 391 s 1; 1978 c 529 s 7; 1980 c 606 s 4; 1981 c 258 s 22; 1982 c 547 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 414 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 334.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.04 — Offenders To Answer On Oath.

334.04 OFFENDERS TO ANSWER ON OATH. Every person offending against the provisions of this chapter shall be compelled to answer, on oath, the complaint in any action brought against that person in the district court of the proper county for the discovery of any sum of money, goods, or things in action so taken, accepted, or received in violation of any of the foregoing provisions. History:  (7039) RL s 2736; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 334.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.05 — Usurious Contracts; Cancellation.

334.05 USURIOUS CONTRACTS; CANCELLATION. When it satisfactorily appears to a court that any bond, bill, note, assurance, pledge, conveyance, contract, security, or evidence of debt is void under the provisions of this chapter it shall declare the same to be void, enjoin any proceeding thereon, and order it to be canceled and given up. History:  (7040) RL s 2737; 1965 c 391 s 2
MN Stat § 334.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.06 — Agreements To Share Profits; Banks For Farm Cooperatives.

334.06 AGREEMENTS TO SHARE PROFITS; BANKS FOR FARM COOPERATIVES. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way affecting any contract whereby one party advances money to be used in business or other ventures mutually determined upon, and whereby the party receiving such money agrees to refund the same, with lawfully stipulated interest, and, in addition thereto, agrees to share, equally or otherwise, with the party so advancing the money, the profits of such business or ventures; nor shall its provisions apply to any banks for cooperatives created or operating under the Federal Farm Credit Act of 1933, as amended, which by law or contract with its borrowers operates as a cooperative. History:  (7041) RL s 2738; 1967 c 341 s 1; 1977 c 350 s 3
MN Stat § 334.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.061 — Agricultural Credit Corporations; Interest Rate Limitations.

334.061 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CORPORATIONS; INTEREST RATE LIMITATIONS. A state chartered agricultural credit corporation operating under United States Code, title 12, sections 1401, 1402, 1403, and 1404 may make a charge on its loans at a rate of not more than 4-1/2 percent in excess of the discount rate on 90-day commercial paper in effect at the Federal Reserve Bank in the Federal Reserve District encompassing Minnesota. History:  1976 c 158 s 1; 1981 c 347 s 3
MN Stat § 334.062 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.062 — Agricultural Cooperatives And Farm Supply.

334.062 AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND FARM SUPPLY. Notwithstanding sections 334.01 and 334.011, a cooperative organized for agricultural purposes under chapter 308A, or a similar statute of another state and registered to conduct business in this state, and other persons or entities engaged in an agricultural retail or farm supply business, may impose, charge, and collect a finance charge on goods, products, and services, including sales and open- and closed-end credit transactions that do not exceed a monthly rate of 1-1/2 percent or an annual rate of 18 percent, and the delinquency and collection charge authorized under section 334.171, provided, however, for a cooperative, the finance, delinquency, and collection charge is the same for member and nonmember patrons. History:   1996 c 414 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 334.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.10 — Damages On International Bills.

334.10 DAMAGES ON INTERNATIONAL BILLS. When any bill of exchange, drawn or endorsed in the state and payable without the United States, is duly protested for nonacceptance or nonpayment, the party liable for the contents thereof, on due notice and demand, shall pay the same at the current rate of exchange at the time of the demand, and damages at the rate of ten percent upon the contents, together with the interest on such contents, computed from the date of protest. The amount of such contents, damages, and interest shall be paid in full of all damages, charges, and expenses. History:  (7245) RL s 2743
MN Stat § 334.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 334 — Money, Rates Of Interest|Section 334.11 — Rate Of Damage On Interstate Bills.

334.11 RATE OF DAMAGE ON INTERSTATE BILLS. When any bill of exchange, drawn upon any person out of the state but within the United States, is duly presented for acceptance or payment, and is protested for nonacceptance or nonpayment, the drawer or endorser thereof, after due notice of such dishonor, shall pay the bill according to its tenor, with interest and five percent damages, together with charges of protest. History:  (7246) RL s 2744