as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to civil actions; limiting liability of 1.3 financial institutions providing data for the criminal 1.4 alert network; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 1.5 section 299A.61, by adding a subdivision. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.61, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 3. [LIMIT ON LIABILITY OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.] A 1.10 financial institution that provides data to the criminal alert 1.11 network on the use of fraudulent checks is not liable for a 1.12 mistake in providing data, if the financial institution 1.13 establishes that the mistake was not intentional and resulted 1.14 from a bona fide error, notwithstanding the maintenance of 1.15 procedures reasonably adapted to avoid error.