1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; regulating the redemption period in pawn transactions;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325J.06.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325J.06, is amended to read:
1.6 	325J.06 EFFECT OF NONREDEMPTION.
1.7 	(a) A pledgor shall have no obligation to redeem pledged goods or make any 
1.8 	payment on a pawn transaction. Pledged goods not redeemed within at least 60 days of the 
1.9 	date of the pawn transaction, renewal, or extension shall automatically be forfeited to the 
1.10 	pawnbroker, and qualified right, title, and interest in and to the goods shall automatically 
1.11 	vest in the pawnbroker.
1.12 	(b) The pawnbroker's right, title, and interest in the pledged goods under paragraph 
1.13 	(a) is qualified only by the pledgor's right, while the pledged goods remain in possession 
1.14 	of the pawnbroker and not sold to a third party, to redeem the goods by paying the loan 
1.15 	plus fees and/or interest accrued up to the date of redemption.
1.16 	(c) A pawn transaction that involves holding only the title to property is subject 
1.17 	to chapter 168A or 336.