Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 27.06 (2026)

Complaints To Commissioner, Hearing; Sales Contract

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A person claiming to be damaged by a breach of the conditions of a sales contract may submit a complaint to the commissioner within 40 days after the due date. The complaint must be a written statement of the facts constituting the complaint. After receiving a filed complaint, the commissioner must investigate the charges made and may have the matter heard as a contested case pursuant to chapter 14 if an affected party requests a hearing.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2023 · leading case: Anchor Cas. Co. v. Bongards Co-operative Creamery Assn., 91 N.W.2d 122 (Minn. 1958).
Anchor Cas. Co. v. Bongards Co-operative Creamery Assn., 91 N.W.2d 122 (Minn. 1958). · cites it 3× “The only question presented by the record is whether the commissioner of agriculture may set aside his order entered pursuant to § 27.06 when he is in doubt as to the correctness of that order, and *104 reopen the proceedings for the purpose of reconsidering and taking…”
Joe DeLisi Fruit Co. v. Minnesota, Dep't of Agric. (In Re Joe DeLisi Fruit Co.), 11 B.R. 694 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1981). · cites it 2× “§ 27.06 which states: “Any person claiming himself to be damaged by any breach of the conditions of a bond given by a license, as herein provided, may enter complaint thereof to the commissioner, which complaint shall be a written statement of the facts constituting the…”
In Re the Minnesota Pub. Utils. Comm'n's Initiation of Summary Investigation, 417 N.W.2d 274 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). “2d 122 (1958), the court stated: While it is true that the statute in question, § 27.06, does not specifically grant to the commissioner the power to open and rehear matters, neither does it deny that power to him.”
Bozied v. Edgerton, 58 N.W.2d 313 (Minn. 1953). · cites it 2× “Bozied thereupon, pursuant to § 27.06, filed a claim with the commissioner for reimbursement as provided for by the terms of Edgerton’s bon'd.”
Festler v. Wallach, 71 N.W.2d 836 (Minn. 1955). · cites it 10× “” Section 27.06 provides that, after the commissioner has reported his findings and has rendered his conclusions on the matter complained of to the complainant and respondent in each case, they shall have 15 days following in which to make effective and satisfy the…”
In the Matter of the Surveillance & Integrity Review (SIRS) Appeals by Trinity Home Health Care Servs. & Etyane ... (Minn. 2023). · cites it 10× “The specific provision at issue, Minn. Stat. § 27.06 (1953), required that the Commissioner of Agriculture determine that a claim by a person seeking to recover under the bond fell within the scope of the surety’s undertaking before the aggrieved person could sue to recover in…”
Nat'l Sur. Corp. v. Schwandt, 157 N.W.2d 506 (Minn. 1968). “*446 The check of National Surety Corporation was deposited on April 12, 1965, in a special account of the Department of Agriculture with the First Produce State Bank of Minneapolis and disbursed by drafts of the commissioner to the persons whose claims had been filed and…”
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