Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024
Section 325O.10 - [As Added by 2024Minn. Laws, ch.121] [Effective 7/31/2025] ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT(a) In the event that a controller or processor violates this chapter, the attorney general, prior to filing an enforcement action under paragraph (b), must provide the controller or processor with a warning letter identifying the specific provisions of this chapter the attorney general alleges have been or are being violated. If, after 30 days of issuance of the warning letter, the attorney general believes the controller or processor has failed to cure any alleged violation, the attorney general may bring an enforcement action under paragraph (b). This paragraph expires January 31, 2026.(b) The attorney general may bring a civil action against a controller or processor to enforce a provision of this chapter in accordance with section 8.31. If the state prevails in an action to enforce this chapter, the state may, in addition to penalties provided by paragraph (c) or other remedies provided by law, be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or part of the state's litigation expenses incurred.(c) Any controller or processor that violates this chapter is subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than $7,500 for each violation.(d) Nothing in this chapter establishes a private right of action, including under section 8.31, subdivision 3a, for a violation of this chapter or any other law.Added by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 121,s 5-12, eff. 7/31/2025.