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MN Stat § 604.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.20 — Definitions.

604.20 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. General. The definitions in this section apply to sections 604.20 to 604.205. Subd. 2. Emotionally dependent. "Emotionally dependent" means that the nature of the patient's or former patient's emotional condition and the nature of the treatment provided by the psychotherapist are such that the psychotherapist knows or has reason to believe that the patient or former patient is unable to withhold consent to sexual contact by the psychotherapist. Subd. 3. Former patient. "Former patient" means a person who was given psychotherapy within two years prior to sexual contact with the psychotherapist. Subd. 4. Patient. "Patient" means a person who seeks or obtains psychotherapy. Subd. 5. Psychotherapist. "Psychotherapist" means a physician, psychologist, nurse, chemical dependency counselor, social worker, member of the clergy, marriage and family therapist, mental health service provider, licensed professional counselor, or other person, whether or not licensed by the state, who performs or purports to perform psychotherapy. Subd. 6. Psychotherapy. "Psychotherapy" means the professional treatment, assessment, or counseling of a mental or emotional illness, symptom, or condition. Subd. 7. Sexual contact. "Sexual contact" means any of the following, whether or not occurring with the consent of a patient or former patient: (1) sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse or any intrusion, however slight, into the genital or anal openings of the patient's or former patient's body by any part of the psychotherapist's body or by any object used by the psychotherapist for this purpose, or any intrusion, however slight, into the genital or anal openings of the psychotherapist's body by any part of the patient's or former patient's body or by any object used by the patient or former patient for this purpose, if agreed to by the psychotherapist; (2) kissing of, or the intentional touching by the psychotherapist of the patient's or former patient's genital area, groin, inner thigh, buttocks, or breast or of the clothing covering any of these body parts; (3) kissing of, or the intentional touching by the patient or former patient of the psychotherapist's genital area, groin, inner thigh, buttocks, or breast or of the clothing covering any of these body parts if the psychotherapist agrees to the kissing or intentional touching. "Sexual contact" includes requests by the psychotherapist for conduct described in clauses (1) to (3). "Sexual contact" does not include conduct described in clause (1) or (2) that is a part of standard medical treatment of a patient. Subd. 8. Therapeutic deception. "Therapeutic deception" means a representation by a psychotherapist that sexual contact with the psychotherapist is consistent with or part of the patient's or former patient's treatment. History:  1986 c 372 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 22; 1987 c 347 art 1 s 19; 2003 c 118 s 3
MN Stat § 604.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.201 — Cause Of Action For Sexual Exploitation.

604.201 CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. A cause of action against a psychotherapist for sexual exploitation exists for a patient or former patient for injury caused by sexual contact with the psychotherapist, if the sexual contact occurred: (1) during the period the patient was receiving psychotherapy from the psychotherapist; or (2) after the period the patient received psychotherapy from the psychotherapist if (a) the former patient was emotionally dependent on the psychotherapist; or (b) the sexual contact occurred by means of therapeutic deception. The patient or former patient may recover damages from a psychotherapist who is found liable for sexual exploitation. It is not a defense to the action that sexual contact with a patient occurred outside a therapy or treatment session or that it occurred off the premises regularly used by the psychotherapist for therapy or treatment sessions. History:   1986 c 372 s 2
MN Stat § 604.202 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.202 — Liability Of Employer.

604.202 LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER. (a) An employer of a psychotherapist may be liable under section 604.201 if: (1) the employer fails or refuses to take reasonable action when the employer knows or has reason to know that the psychotherapist engaged in sexual contact with the plaintiff or any other patient or former patient of the psychotherapist; or (2) the employer fails or refuses to make inquiries of an employer or former employer, whose name and address have been disclosed to the employer and who employed the psychotherapist as a psychotherapist within the last five years, concerning the occurrence of sexual contacts by the psychotherapist with patients or former patients of the psychotherapist. (b) An employer or former employer of a psychotherapist may be liable under section 604.201 if the employer or former employer: (1) knows of the occurrence of sexual contact by the psychotherapist with patients or former patients of the psychotherapist; (2) receives a specific written request by another employer or prospective employer of the psychotherapist, engaged in the business of psychotherapy, concerning the existence or nature of the sexual contact; and (3) fails or refuses to disclose the occurrence of the sexual contacts. (c) An employer or former employer may be liable under section 604.201 only to the extent that the failure or refusal to take any action required by paragraph (a) or (b) was a proximate and actual cause of any damages sustained. (d) No cause of action arises, nor may a licensing board in this state take disciplinary action, against a psychotherapist's employer or former employer who in good faith complies with this section. History:   1986 c 372 s 3
MN Stat § 604.203 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.203 — Scope Of Discovery.

604.203 SCOPE OF DISCOVERY. In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not subject to discovery except when the plaintiff claims damage to sexual functioning; or (1) the defendant requests a hearing prior to conducting discovery and makes an offer of proof of the relevancy of the history; and (2) the court finds that the history is relevant and that the probative value of the history outweighs its prejudicial effect. The court shall allow the discovery only of specific information or examples of the plaintiff's conduct that are determined by the court to be relevant. The court's order shall detail the information or conduct that is subject to discovery. History:   1986 c 372 s 4
MN Stat § 604.204 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.204 — Admission Of Evidence.

604.204 ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE. In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not admissible except when: (1) the defendant requests a hearing prior to trial and makes an offer of proof of the relevancy of the history; and (2) the court finds that the history is relevant and that the probative value of the history outweighs its prejudicial effect. The court shall allow the admission only of specific information or examples of the plaintiff's conduct that are determined by the court to be relevant. The court's order shall detail the information or conduct that is admissible and no other such evidence may be introduced. Violation of the terms of the order may be grounds for a new trial. History:   1986 c 372 s 6
MN Stat § 604.205 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.205 — Limitation Period.

604.205 LIMITATION PERIOD. An action for sexual exploitation shall be commenced within five years after the cause of action arises. History:   1986 c 372 s 7
MN Stat § 604.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.21 — Indemnity Agreements In Design Professional Services Contracts Void.

604.21 INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS IN DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS VOID. (a) A provision contained in, or executed in connection with, a design professional services contract is void and unenforceable to the extent it attempts to require an indemnitor to indemnify, to hold harmless, or to defend an indemnitee from or against liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligence or fault of anyone other than the indemnitor or others for whom the indemnitor is legally liable. (b) For purposes of this section, "design professional services contract" means a contract under which some portion of the work or services is to be performed or supervised by a person licensed under section 326.02, and is furnished in connection with any actual or proposed maintenance of or improvement to real property, highways, roads, or bridges. (c) This section does not apply to the extent that the obligation to indemnify, to hold harmless, or to defend an indemnitee is able to be covered by insurance. (d) This section does not apply to agreements referred to in section 337.03 or 337.04. (e) A provision contained in, or executed in connection with, a design professional services contract for any actual or proposed maintenance of, or improvement to, real property, highways, roads, or bridges located in Minnesota that makes the contract subject to the laws of another state or requires that any litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution process on the contract occur in another state is void and unenforceable. (f) This section supersedes any other inconsistent provision of law. History:   2014 c 257 s 1
MN Stat § 604.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604 — Civil Liability|Section 604.30 — Definitions.

604.30 DEFINITIONS. (a) For the purposes of sections 604.30 and 604.31, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Dissemination" means distribution to one or more persons, other than the person who is depicted in the image, or publication by any publicly available medium. (c) "Image" means a photograph, film, video recording, or digital photograph or recording. (d) "Intimate parts" means genitals, pubic area, or anus of an individual, or if the individual is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple. (e) "Personal information" includes any identifier that permits communication or in-person contact with the person depicted in the image, including: (1) the person's first and last name, first initial and last name, first name and last initial, or nickname; (2) the person's home, school, or work address; (3) the person's telephone number, e-mail address, or social media account information; or (4) the person's geolocation data. (f) "Sexual act" means either sexual contact or sexual penetration. (g) "Sexual contact" means the intentional touching of intimate parts or intentional touching with seminal fluid or sperm onto another person's body. (h) "Social media" means any electronic medium, including an interactive computer service, telephone network, or data network, that allows users to create, share, and view user-generated content. (i) "Sexual penetration" means any of the following acts: (1) sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal intercourse; or (2) any intrusion, however slight, into the genital or anal openings of an individual by another's body part or an object used by another for this purpose. History:   2016 c 126 s 1
MN Stat § 604A.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.015 — School Bus Driver Immunity From Liability.

604A.015 SCHOOL BUS DRIVER IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A school bus driver who, while on duty, provides emergency care, advice, or assistance at the scene of an emergency or during transit to a location where professional medical care can be rendered, is not liable in ordinary negligence, for any civil damages as a result of acts or omissions to the person to whom assistance is rendered by the school bus driver in rendering the emergency care, advice, or assistance. For the purposes of this section, the scene of an emergency is an area outside the confines of a hospital or other institution that has hospital facilities, or an office of a person licensed to practice one or more of the healing arts under chapter 147, 148, 150A, or 153. History:   1Sp1995 c 3 art 2 s 48
MN Stat § 604A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.02 — Aid To Shooting Victim.

604A.02 AID TO SHOOTING VICTIM. A person who is subject to the duty imposed by section 609.662, subdivision 3, who, without compensation or expectation of compensation, renders assistance to the injured person, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of acts or omissions by that person in rendering the assistance unless that person acts in a willful and wanton or reckless manner in rendering the assistance. This section does not apply to a person who renders the assistance during the course of regular employment and receives compensation or expects to receive compensation for rendering the assistance. History:   1994 c 623 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 604A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.03 — Hazardous Materials Response Incident Aid.

604A.03 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE INCIDENT AID. Certain persons who provide assistance at the scene of a hazardous materials response incident are not liable for damages to the extent provided in section 299A.51, subdivision 3. History:   1994 c 623 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 604A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.04 — Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention.

604A.04 GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION. Subdivision 1. Definitions; opiate antagonist. For purposes of this section, "opiate antagonist" means naloxone hydrochloride or any similarly acting drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a drug overdose. Subd. 2. Authority to possess and administer opiate antagonists; release from liability. (a) A person who is not a health care professional may possess or administer an opiate antagonist that is prescribed, dispensed, or distributed by a licensed health care professional pursuant to subdivision 3. (b) A person who is not a health care professional who acts in good faith in administering an opiate antagonist to another person whom the person believes in good faith to be suffering a drug overdose is immune from criminal prosecution for the act and is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from the act. Subd. 3. Health care professionals; release from liability. A licensed health care professional who is permitted by law to prescribe an opiate antagonist, if acting in good faith, may directly or by standing order prescribe, dispense, distribute, or administer an opiate antagonist to a person without being subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution for the act. This immunity applies even when the opiate antagonist is eventually administered in either or both of the following instances: (1) by someone other than the person to whom it is prescribed; or (2) to someone other than the person to whom it is prescribed. History:   2014 c 232 s 3
MN Stat § 604A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.11 — Volunteer Athletic Coaches And Officials; Physicians And Trainers; Immunity From Liability.

604A.11 VOLUNTEER ATHLETIC COACHES AND OFFICIALS; PHYSICIANS AND TRAINERS; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. Subdivision 1. Grant. (a) No individual who provides services or assistance without compensation as an athletic coach, manager, official, physician, or certified athletic trainer for a sports team that is organized or performing under a nonprofit charter or as a physician or licensed athletic trainer for a sports team or athletic event sponsored by a public or private educational institution, and no community-based, voluntary nonprofit athletic association, or any volunteer of the nonprofit athletic association, is liable for money damages to a player, participant, or spectator as a result of an individual's acts or omissions in the providing of that service or assistance either at the scene of the event or, in the case of a physician or athletic trainer, while the player, participant, or spectator is being transported to a hospital, physician's office, or other medical facility. (b) This section applies to organized sports competitions and practice and instruction in that sport. (c) For purposes of this section, "compensation" does not include reimbursement for expenses. Subd. 2. Limitation. Subdivision 1 does not apply: (1) to the extent that the acts or omissions are covered under an insurance policy issued to the entity for whom the coach, manager, official, physician, or certified athletic trainer serves; (2) if the individual acts in a willful and wanton or reckless manner in providing the services or assistance; (3) if the acts or omissions arise out of the operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle; (4) to an athletic coach, manager, or official who provides services or assistance as part of a public or private educational institution's athletic program; (5) to a public or private educational institution for which a physician or certified athletic trainer provides services; or (6) if the individual acts in violation of federal, state, or local law. The limitation in clause (1) constitutes a waiver of the defense of immunity to the extent of the liability stated in the policy, but has no effect on the liability of the individual beyond the coverage provided. The limitation in clause (5) does not affect the limitations on liability of a public educational institution under section 3.736 or chapter 466. History:  1994 c 623 art 3 s 2; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 125
MN Stat § 604A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.13 — Miscellaneous Volunteer And Charitable Activities.

604A.13 MISCELLANEOUS VOLUNTEER AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. A person who acts in accordance with chapter 525A or the applicable anatomical gift law of another state or who attempts in good faith to do so, is immune from liability as provided in section 525A.18. History:  1994 c 623 art 3 s 4; 2007 c 120 art 2 s 3,5
MN Stat § 604A.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.20 — Policy.

604A.20 POLICY. It is the policy of this state, in furtherance of the public health and welfare, to encourage and promote the use of land owned by a municipal power agency and privately owned lands and waters by the public for beneficial recreational purposes, and the provisions of sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 are enacted to that end. History:  1994 c 623 art 4 s 1; 1999 c 183 s 1
MN Stat § 604A.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.21 — Recreational Land Use; Definitions.

604A.21 RECREATIONAL LAND USE; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. General. For the purposes of sections 604A.20 to 604A.27, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise. Subd. 2. Charge. "Charge" means any admission price asked or charged for services, entertainment, recreational use, or other activity or the offering of products for sale to the recreational user by a commercial for profit enterprise directly related to the use of the land. Subd. 2a. Dedicated. "Dedicated" means made available by easement, license, permit, or other authorization. Subd. 3. Land. "Land" means any of the following which is privately owned or leased or in which a municipal power agency has rights: land, easements, rights-of-way, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and other improvements to land, and machinery or equipment when attached to land. Subd. 4. Owner. "Owner" means the possessor of a fee interest or a life estate, tenant, lessee, occupant, holder of a utility easement, or person in control of the land. Subd. 5. Recreational purpose. "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; rock climbing; cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering; pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized vehicle or conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any manner, including recreational trail use; nature study; water skiing; winter sports; noncommercial aviation activities; and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. "Rock climbing" means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means the planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through any structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but does not include the exploration of other man-made cavities such as tunnels, mines, and sewers. "Noncommercial aviation activities" means the use of private, nonstaffed airstrips for takeoffs and landings related to other recreational purposes under this subdivision that are not commercial operations under section 360.013, subdivision 45. Subd. 6. Recreational trail use. "Recreational trail use" means use on or about a trail, including but not limited to, hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, skiing, horseback riding, snowmobile riding, and motorized trail riding. History:  1994 c 623 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 183 s 2-4; 2005 c 148 s 1; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 81
MN Stat § 604A.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.22 — Owner's Duty Of Care Or Duty To Give Warnings.

604A.22 OWNER'S DUTY OF CARE OR DUTY TO GIVE WARNINGS. Except as provided in section 604A.25, an owner who gives written or oral permission for the use of the land for recreational purposes without charge: (1) owes no duty of care to render or maintain the land safe for entry or use by other persons for recreational purpose; (2) owes no duty to warn those persons of any dangerous condition on the land, whether patent or latent; (3) owes no duty of care toward those persons except to refrain from willfully taking action to cause injury; and (4) owes no duty to curtail use of the land during its use for recreational purpose. History:   1994 c 623 art 4 s 3
MN Stat § 604A.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 604 - 605 — Civil Actions|Chapter 604A — Civil Liability Limitations|Section 604A.23 — Owner's Liability.

604A.23 OWNER'S LIABILITY. An owner who gives written or oral permission for the use of the land for recreational purposes without charge does not by that action: (1) extend any assurance that the land is safe for any purpose; (2) confer upon the person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed; or (3) assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to the person or property caused by an act or omission of the person. History:   1994 c 623 art 4 s 4