Section 325F.697 Live Check Solicitation Prohibited - Minnesota Statutes

325F.697 LIVE CHECK SOLICITATION PROHIBITED.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

For purposes of this section, "live check" means a negotiable check, money order, draft, or other instrument, the presentment or negotiation of which may obligate a consumer to pay for a good or service. For the purposes of this section, "live check" does not include a live check issued by a lender or financial institution, as defined in section 47.605, subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.Live check solicitation deemed deceptive sales practice.

It is a deceptive practice under section 325F.69 to solicit a Minnesota resident for the sale of a good or service by providing a live check payable to the addressee, the presentment or negotiation of which obligates the addressee to purchase a good or service.

History:

2010 c 192 s 1