Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 325E.16 (2026)

Penalties; Remedies

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Subdivision 1.Criminal penalty.

Any person who is found to have violated sections 325E.13 to 325E.16 shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.Civil penalty.

In addition to the penalties provided in subdivision 1, any person who is found to have violated sections 325E.13 to 325E.16 shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 8.31.

Subd. 3.Civil action.

Any person injured by a violation of sections 325E.13 to 325E.16 shall recover the actual damages sustained together with costs and disbursements, including a reasonable attorney's fee, provided that the court in its discretion may increase the award of damages to an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages sustained or $1,500, whichever is greater.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1986–2007 · leading case: Carousel Automobiles, Inc. v. Gherity, 527 N.W.2d 813 (Minn. 1995).

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Carousel Automobiles, Inc. v. Gherity, 527 N.W.2d 813 (Minn. 1995). · cites it 40× “0400 may expose Daniels to the penalty provisions of Minn.Stat. § 325E.16 (1992). The penalty provisions are found at subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 325E.”

Bachovchin v. Stingley, 504 N.W.2d 288 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 12× “In an appeal from the denial of posttrial motions for taxable costs, disbursements, attorney’s fees, and statutory penalties, we affirm the district court’s holding that actual damages are a necessary predicate to penalties and remedies provided in Minn. Stat. § 325E.16 (1992).…”

Dunn v. Nat'l Beverage Corp., 729 N.W.2d 637 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “There, Minn.Stat. § 325E.16 (1992) provided that any person injured by a violation of the act “shall recover the actual damages sustained together with costs and disbursements, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.”

Cochran v. Royal Oldsmobile Co., 382 N.W.2d 271 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Minnesota Statutes section 325E.16, subdivision 3 (1984) provides that: Any person injured by a violation of sections 325E.”

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