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MN Stat § 325F.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.46 — Remedies.

325F.46 REMEDIES. Subdivision 1. Civil remedy. Any person injured by a violation of sections 325F.43 to 325F.45 may bring a civil action and recover damages, together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of sections 325F.43 to 325F.45 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 3. Other remedies. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as restricting or precluding other remedies at law. History:  1973 c 151 s 4; 1981 c 267 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.47 — Misrepresentation Of Blind-made Articles Or Products.

325F.47 MISREPRESENTATION OF BLIND-MADE ARTICLES OR PRODUCTS. Subdivision 1. Prohibition; interpretation. No person shall sell or offer for sale on either wholesale or retail levels within the state of Minnesota, any article or product which is said or represented to have been "blind-made" or with a connotation or an association with blindness unless such article or product shall have been made, processed, or repaired within the limits of the following specifications: (a) Blind labor shall mean such work which has been expended by individuals whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye, with correcting lenses, or whose visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision, such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees as determined by an eye specialist. (b) A "blind-made" article or product shall mean that at least 75 percent of the hours of direct labor expended in the preparation, processing, packaging, or improvement of an article or product, excluding the supervision, inspection, administration, or shipping, shall have been performed by a person or persons whose visual acuity falls within the definition of blindness described above. Subd. 2. Labeling requirement. Any article or product which is sold or offered for sale in this state as a blind-made product shall include in its labeling the name of its manufacturer. Subd. 3. Criminal penalty. Any person, firm, or agency that willfully violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1957 c 544 s 1-3
MN Stat § 325F.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.48 — Prison-made Goods Are Subject To Laws Of State.

325F.48 PRISON-MADE GOODS ARE SUBJECT TO LAWS OF STATE. All goods, wares, and merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined, wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners (except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation), or in any penal or reformatory institutions, transported into the state and remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage, shall, upon arrival and delivery in the state, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of the state, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such goods, wares, and merchandise had been manufactured, produced, or mined in the state, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced in the original package or otherwise. History:  (3976-21) 1935 c 267 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.51 — Operation Of Airport Foreign Currency Exchanges.

325F.51 OPERATION OF AIRPORT FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGES. Subdivision 1. Posted disclosures. No foreign currency exchange shall be operated at an airport in this state unless a conspicuously posted and easily legible sign on the premises discloses (1) the corporate or business name of the operator of the facility; and (2) the facility's current rates for buying and selling all foreign currencies traded. Subd. 2. Remedies. A violation of this section is subject to the remedies provided in section 8.31. History:   1978 c 590 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.53 — Retail Merchandise; Price Marking.

325F.53 RETAIL MERCHANDISE; PRICE MARKING. Subdivision 1. Requirements. In any store primarily engaged in the sale of grocery products at retail using an electronic or magnetic scanner to read the price of grocery products presented for check-out, every canned, bottled, boxed or bagged item of merchandise sold or offered for sale at retail shall have the selling price conspicuously displayed. If a grocery product is canned, bottled, boxed or bagged, but sold in quantities of more than one in the containers in which the product came from the manufacturer or distributor, the price may be marked on the outer containers rather than on each individual item. Subd. 2. Nonapplication. Subdivision 1 does not apply to: (a) food items intended to be consumed on or about the retail premises; (b) grocery products sold by a store primarily engaged in the sale of grocery products at retail which are under three cubic inches in size, weigh less than three ounces, and are priced under 30 cents; (c) grocery products sold by a store primarily engaged in the sale of grocery products offered for a period of seven days or less on sale in good faith at a price below the price such merchandise is usually sold for in the store, provided that the sale price is clearly indicated to the consumer by conspicuous sign or otherwise, located at or near the point of sale of such merchandise; (d) cigarettes, cigars, tobacco and tobacco products with a retail price of $1 or less; (e) items actually sold through vending machines; and (f) any type of grocery product sold by a store primarily engaged in the sale of grocery products which is not marked in accordance with the uniform products code or any similar marking system designed to be scanned by electronic or magnetic check-out equipment. Subd. 3. Retailer exemptions. In addition to the exemptions allowed in subdivision 2, a retailer may choose to not individually price mark not more than 25 classes of items or individual items which classes or items shall be set forth on a list posted in a conspicuous place in the retail store, and may choose to not individually price mark not more than 25 additional classes of items or individual items which are advertised or featured at a reduced price. History:  1978 c 737 s 1; 2017 c 48 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.54 — Penalties.

325F.54 PENALTIES. (a) Knowingly and willfully failing to have a clearly readable price indicated on more than six individual items of the same commodity shall constitute a petty misdemeanor and each commodity not priced in compliance with sections 325F.53 to 325F.55 shall constitute a separate violation. Each day that a violation continues shall also constitute a separate violation; (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person may bring an action to enjoin a violation of sections 325F.53 to 325F.55. History:   1978 c 737 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.55 — Local Ordinance Preempted.

325F.55 LOCAL ORDINANCE PREEMPTED. No subordinate unit of government may adopt or enforce any rule or ordinance requiring individually marked prices on retail merchandise other than that contained in sections 325F.53 to 325F.55. History:   1978 c 737 s 3
MN Stat § 325F.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.56 — Definitions.

325F.56 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 325F.56 to 325F.66, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Repairs. "Repairs" means work performed for a total price of more than $100 and less than $7,500, including the price of parts and materials, to restore a malfunctioning, defective, or worn motor vehicle, appliance, or dwelling place used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and not primarily for business or agricultural purposes. "Repairs" do not include service calls or estimates. Subd. 3. Motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle which is self-propelled. Subd. 4. Appliance. "Appliance" means any electrical, mechanical, or thermal device or machine. Subd. 5. Dwelling place. "Dwelling place" means a room, apartment, or structure in which one or more persons live or any fixture thereof. Subd. 6. Shop. "Shop" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or any other form of business organization which derives income, in whole or part, by engaging in the business of repairs. Subd. 7. Customer. "Customer" means a customer of a shop and the agents of a customer. Subd. 8. Written estimate. "Written estimate" means a writing which includes: (a) the name and address of the shop; (b) a description of the problem to be repaired as described by the customer and any specific repair requested by the customer; (c) the charges for parts or materials listed with reasonable particularity and indicating whether the parts are new, used, rebuilt, reconditioned, or replated if this information is known by the shop. If parts, other than window glass, used in the repair are new parts, the estimate must indicate whether or not those parts are original equipment parts; (d) a reasonable storage fee, if the shop imposes a fee for storage; (e) labor charges; (f) tax; (g) any delivery charge; (h) any other charges; and (i) the total estimated price. History:  1978 c 710 s 1; 1987 c 64 s 3; 1988 c 444 s 1; 1996 c 384 s 4
MN Stat § 325F.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.57 — Service Calls.

325F.57 SERVICE CALLS. A shop may impose a towing, minimum, or other service charge for making a call at a place other than the shop. The service charge may be imposed in addition to any charges for making an estimate or performing repairs, and it may be imposed even though no estimate is made or repairs performed. Upon the request of the customer, the shop shall inform the customer before making a service call that a service charge will be imposed and the basis on which the charge will be calculated. History:   1978 c 710 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.59 — Repairs.

325F.59 REPAIRS. No shop shall charge for unauthorized repairs. No shop shall perform repairs it knows or has reason to know are unnecessary to the restoration of a motor vehicle, appliance, or dwelling place unless the customer authorizes the repairs after the shop informs the customer that they are unnecessary. History:   1978 c 710 s 4
MN Stat § 325F.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.60 — Invoice.

325F.60 INVOICE. Subdivision 1. Definition; requirements. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 325F.56, subdivision 2, for the purpose of this section "repair" means work of any value performed under a manufacturer's warranty, a service contract, or an insurance policy; or any repair work performed for a total value of more than $50, including the price of parts and materials, to restore a malfunctioning, defective, or worn motor vehicle, appliance, or dwelling place used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and not primarily for business or agricultural purposes. "Repairs" do not include service calls or estimates. Upon completion of repairs, a shop shall provide the customer with a copy of a dated invoice for the repairs performed. If the customer receives a repaired motor vehicle or appliance without face to face contact with the shop, the shop shall mail the invoice to the customer within two business days after the shop has knowledge of removal of the item. The invoice shall contain the following information: (a) the date of repair; (b) the name and address of the shop; (c) a description of all repairs performed; (d) an itemization of the charges for parts, materials, labor, tax, delivery, storage or care, and any other charges assessed against the customer; (e) a notation specifying which parts, if any, are new, used, rebuilt, reconditioned, or replated if that information is known by the shop. If parts, other than window glass, used in the repair are new parts, the invoice must indicate whether or not those parts are original equipment parts; (f) a statement of any charge for storage or care, a service call or for making an estimate; (g) a statement of the odometer reading at the time a motor vehicle is presented for repairs; and (h) a statement of the symptoms, as described by the customer, for which the repairs were sought. Subd. 2. Estimate as invoice. A written estimate may be used as an invoice if the required invoice information is written on the face of the estimate. History:  1978 c 710 s 5; 1981 c 134 s 1; 1987 c 64 s 4; 1988 c 444 s 3
MN Stat § 325F.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.61 — Return Of Property.

325F.61 RETURN OF PROPERTY. A shop shall return to a customer, upon reasonable demand, the customer's repaired motor vehicle or appliance if the customer pays the shop's bill except the proportion of the bill which represents: (a) repairs, service calls, or estimates which were performed but not authorized; (b) charges for service calls or for making estimates which exceed the charges disclosed to the customer prior to the service call or estimate; or (c) charges for repairs which exceed 110 percent of charges authorized for repairs by the customer pursuant to section 325F.58, subdivision 6, plus 110 percent of the sum of the total prices in written estimates given in connection with repairs. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize repair charges in excess of reasonable charges for parts and materials and labor. History:   1978 c 710 s 6
MN Stat § 325F.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.62 — Required Shop Practices.

325F.62 REQUIRED SHOP PRACTICES. Subdivision 1. Return of replaced parts. If a customer makes a request before repairs are commenced, the shop shall return replaced parts to the customer, except parts which the shop is required to return to the manufacturer, distributor, or other person under a warranty or exchange arrangement, is required to retain pursuant to law, or is necessary for pending litigation. The customer shall be given an opportunity to examine warranty or exchange parts for a period of five business days after completion of repairs. Subd. 2. Record retention, inspection, and copying. When repairs are performed, a shop shall retain for at least one year the name and address of the customer, any written estimates and the repair invoice. The records shall be available for reasonable inspection and copying by law enforcement officials upon reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours. Upon payment to a shop of any reasonable costs of reproduction, a customer shall have the right to a copy of documents retained by the shop reflecting any repair transaction to which the customer was a party. Subd. 3. Required notice to be displayed. Each shop shall conspicuously display a sign that states the following: "Upon a customer's request, this shop is required to provide a written estimate for repairs costing $100 to $7,500 if the shop agrees to perform the repairs. The shop's final price cannot exceed its written estimate by more than ten percent without the prior authorization of the customer. You must request that the estimate be in writing. An oral estimate is not subject to the above repair cost limitations. If the shop charges a fee for the storage or care of repaired motor vehicles or appliances, the shop shall conspicuously display a sign that states the amount assessed for storage or care, when the charge begins to accrue, and the interval of time between assessments." History:  1978 c 710 s 7; 1988 c 444 s 4; 1996 c 384 s 5
MN Stat § 325F.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.63 — Remedies; Penalties.

325F.63 REMEDIES; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Return of goods to customer. A violation of section 325F.61 shall entitle the customer to the return of the repaired motor vehicle or appliance without payment of the unauthorized or excess charges, or to consequential damages, reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court, and punitive damages not to exceed three times the total charges. Acceptance by the shop of the amount offered by the customer shall not be an admission that the amount offered is the true and correct amount owing and payable. Subd. 2. Failure to return parts. If a shop refuses return of a customer's replaced parts in violation of section 325F.62, subdivision 1 despite a timely request, the shop shall be liable for the reasonable value of the parts. Subd. 3. Violation as fraud, misrepresentation, or deceptive practice. Any violation of sections 325F.56 to 325F.66 shall be deemed a violation of section 325F.69, subdivision 1, and the provisions of section 8.31, shall apply. Subd. 4. Remedies cumulative. The remedies of this section are to be construed as cumulative in addition to those provided by the common law and other statutes of this state. History:   1978 c 710 s 8
MN Stat § 325F.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.64 — Exemptions.

325F.64 EXEMPTIONS. Subdivision 1. Insurance or service contracts. Sections 325F.57 to 325F.59 and 325F.61 to 325F.66 shall not apply if an insurer or service contract company pays up to 90 percent of the charge for repairs or pays a charge for repairs above a deductible amount specified in an insurance agreement or service contract. Subd. 2. Free repairs. Sections 325F.57 to 325F.59 and 325F.61 to 325F.66 shall not apply when repairs are performed free of charge to the customer under warranty. History:  1978 c 710 s 9; 1981 c 134 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.65 — Preemption By State.

325F.65 PREEMPTION BY STATE. The provisions of sections 325F.56 to 325F.66 shall be construed to supersede local ordinances regulating repairs, service calls, and estimates except for more restrictive regulation. History:   1978 c 710 s 10
MN Stat § 325F.66 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.66 — Title.

325F.66 TITLE. Sections 325F.56 to 325F.65 may be cited as the "Truth in Repairs Act." History:   1978 c 710 s 11
MN Stat § 325F.664 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.664 — New Motor Vehicle Damage Disclosures.

325F.664 NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE DISCLOSURES. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, the term "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 80E.03, subdivision 7, including vehicles driven for demonstration purposes. Subd. 2. Disclosure of damage exceeding four percent of retail price. (a) Before the sale of a new motor vehicle, a dealer must disclose and describe to the buyer, in a clear and conspicuous written statement and orally in the course of the sales presentation, any damage to the vehicle of which the dealer had actual knowledge, if the dealer's cost of repairs exceeded four percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, or $500, whichever is greater. (b) A manufacturer, distributor, or importer must disclose and describe to its franchised dealers, in a clear and conspicuous written statement, any repaired damage exceeding four percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, or $500, whichever is greater. (c) Damaged or stolen glass, tires, wheels, bumpers, radios, and in-dash audio components are excluded from the disclosure requirements of this subdivision if the damaged or stolen parts are replaced with identical manufacturer's original equipment. History:   1989 c 188 s 5
MN Stat § 325F.6641 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.6641 — Disclosure Of Vehicle Damage.

325F.6641 DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE DAMAGE. Subdivision 1. Damage. (a) If a late-model vehicle, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 8a, has sustained damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value immediately prior to sustaining damage, the seller must disclose that fact to the buyer, if the seller has actual knowledge of the damage. The amount of damage is determined by the retail cost of repairing the vehicle based on a complete written retail repair estimate or invoice. (b) The disclosure required under this subdivision must be made in writing on the application for title and registration or other transfer document, in a manner prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall revise the certificate of title form, including the assignment by seller (transferor) and reassignment by licensed dealer sections of the form, the separate application for title forms, and other transfer documents to accommodate this disclosure. If the seller is a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to section 168.27, the disclosure required by this section must be made orally by the dealer to the prospective buyer in the course of the sales presentation. (c) Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle covered by this subdivision, the registrar shall record the term "rebuilt" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of title used for that vehicle. Subd. 2. Form of disclosure. The disclosure required in this section must be made in substantially the following form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... has not ..... sustained damage in excess of 80 percent actual cash value." History:  1989 c 188 s 6; 1993 c 93 s 13; 2005 c 94 s 3,4; 2012 c 267 s 5
MN Stat § 325F.6643 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.6643 — Remedies; Penalties.

325F.6643 REMEDIES; PENALTIES. (a) A person who violates sections 325F.664 to 325F.6642 is subject to the remedies and penalties, including a private right of action, provided in section 8.31. (b) A person injured by a violation of sections 325F.664 to 325F.6642 shall recover the actual damages sustained, together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees. In its discretion, the court may increase the award of damages to an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages sustained, or $2,500, whichever is greater. (c) The relief provided in this section is in addition to any remedies otherwise available under the common law or other statutes of this state. History:   1989 c 188 s 8