Minnesota § 325I.05 VIDEO CAPTIONING

Minnesota Statutes

§ 325I.05 — VIDEO CAPTIONING

Minnesota § 325I.05

PartTRADE REGULATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION

Ch. 325IVIDEOTAPE AND VIDEO GAMES

This text of Minnesota § 325I.05 (VIDEO CAPTIONING) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Minnesota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 325I.05 (2026).

Text

Subdivision 1.Requirement. A person may not in the ordinary course of business distribute a prerecorded videocassette tape or similar audio-visual material to a videotape seller or videotape service provider unless it is open-captioned or closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. For purposes of this section, "videotape seller" and "videotape service provider" have the meanings given them in section325I.01. Subd. 2.Enforcement. A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in section8.31, except subdivision 3a. Subd. 3.Application. This section applies to prerecorded videocassette tapes or similar audio-visual material that:

(1)is primarily produced for sale to educational institutions, training facilities, state or local government agenc

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Subdivision 1.Requirement.
A person may not in the ordinary course of business distribute a prerecorded videocassette tape or similar audio-visual material to a videotape seller or videotape service provider unless it is open-captioned or closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
For purposes of this section, "videotape seller" and "videotape service provider" have the meanings given them in section325I.01.

Subd. 2.Enforcement.
A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in section8.31, except subdivision 3a.

Subd. 3.Application.
This section applies to prerecorded videocassette tapes or similar audio-visual material that:
(1) is primarily produced for sale to educational institutions, training facilities, state or local government agencies, or medical facilities; and
(2) is released or rereleased on or after June 1, 1997, and more than 500 copies are produced in the release or rerelease; or
(3) is produced by a governmental entity for educational purposes.