Subdivision 1. Process of review. Any seller, creditor or lessor may submit a consumer contract to the attorney general for review as to whether the contract complies with the requirements of section 325G.31. After reviewing the contract the attorney general shall: (1) certify that the contract complies with section 325G.31; (2) decline to certify that the contract complies with section 325G.31 and note objections to the contractual language; (3) decline to review the contract and refer the party submitting the contract to other previously certified contracts of the same type; (4) decline to review the contract because the contract's compliance with section 325G.31 is the subject of pending litigation; or (5) decline to review the contract because the contract is not subject to section 325G.31.
Subd. 2. Process not reviewable. Actions of the attorney general pursuant to subdivision 1 are not subject to chapter 14, and are not appealable.
Subd. 3. Limited effect of certification. Any consumer contract certified pursuant to subdivision 1 is deemed to comply with section 325G.31. Certification of a consumer contract pursuant to subdivision 1 is not otherwise an approval of the contract's legality or legal effect.
Subd. 4. Review not required. Failure to submit a contract to the attorney general for review pursuant to subdivision 1 does not show a lack of good faith nor does it raise a presumption that the contract violates section 325G.31. If pursuant to subdivision 1 the attorney general refers a party to a previously certified contract, that the party chooses not to use the contract does not show a lack of good faith nor does it raise a presumption that a contract used by that party violated section 325G.31.
Subd. 5. Fee for review. The attorney general may charge a fee, not to exceed $50, for the costs of reviewing a consumer contract pursuant to subdivision 1.
1981 c 274 s 7; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1986 c 444
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection
Chapter 325G — Consumer Protection; Solicitation Of Sales
Section 325G.01 — Effect Of Delivery.
Section 325G.02 — Definitions.
Section 325G.03 — Unsolicited Financial Transaction Cards.
Section 325G.04 — Lost Or Stolen Financial Transaction Cards.
Section 325G.041 — Married Woman; Name On Card.
Section 325G.042 — Consumer Credit; Equal Treatment Of Spouses.
Section 325G.05 — Disputed Accounts.
Section 325G.051 — Surcharges On Credit Cards.
Section 325G.052 — Credit Card Offers And Solicitations; Address Verifications.
Section 325G.06 — Definitions.
Section 325G.07 — Buyer's Right To Cancel.
Section 325G.08 — Writing Required; Notice Of Right To Cancel; Notice Of Cancellation.
Section 325G.09 — Return Of Payments Or Goods.
Section 325G.10 — Penalties For Violation.
Section 325G.12 — Definitions.
Section 325G.13 — Disclosure Obligation.
Section 325G.14 — Penalties; Remedies.
Section 325G.15 — Definitions.
Section 325G.16 — Restrictions.
Section 325G.17 — Definitions.
Section 325G.18 — Implied Warranties.
Section 325G.19 — Express Warranties.
Section 325G.203 — Definitions.
Section 325G.204 — Express Warranties.
Section 325G.205 — Assistive Device Replacement Or Refund.
Section 325G.206 — Nonconformity Disclosure Requirement.
Section 325G.207 — Other Remedies.
Section 325G.21 — Deficiency Judgments; Consumer Transactions; Definitions.
Section 325G.22 — Limits On Buyer's Liability.
Section 325G.23 — Definitions.
Section 325G.24 — Right Of Cancellation.
Section 325G.25 — Contract Regulation.
Section 325G.26 — Limitation On Membership Period.
Section 325G.27 — Registration Requirements, Surety Bond Requirement, Alternative Security.
Section 325G.30 — Definitions.
Section 325G.31 — Plain Language Required.
Section 325G.34 — Limits On Remedies.
Section 325G.35 — Review By The Attorney General.
Section 325G.36 — Waivers Void.
Section 325G.37 — Effective Date.
Section 325G.41 — Definitions And Computations.
Section 325G.42 — Credit Card Disclosures.
Section 325G.45 — Federal Law.
Section 325G.46 — Alternative Compliance.
Section 325G.47 — Notification Of Annual Fee.
Section 325G.50 — Membership Travel Contracts; Cancellation.
Section 325G.501 — Membership Travel Contracts Solicitation Gift Offers.
Section 325G.505 — Membership Travel Contracts In Excess Of $500.
Section 325G.51 — Penalties; Remedies.
Section 325G.52 — Consumer Education; Telemarketing Fraud.
Section 325G.53 — Gift Certificates.
Section 325G.54 — Cancellation Without Penalty Of Wireless Contracts By Military Service Personnel.