FRANCHISES

See also INTANGIBLES

Acceptance of offer to sell or purchase, communication, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.19

Accounting and bookkeeping, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.10

Administration of law, Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.22

Advertising

False or misleading advertisements, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.09

Filing of advertisement with Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.09

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.09

Prohibited practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.13

Television advertising, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.19

Appraisals, opinions, and reports, acceptance by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.11

Appraisers, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.11

Assignment, transfer or sale, withholding consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.14

Beer wholesalers, see Agreements with brewers under WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS

Bus or streetcar benches or shelters, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.27

Cable communications systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 238.02 to 238.16, 238.43

Cities, see Franchises under CITIES

Civil liability, damages, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.17

Commerce Department, rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.18

Common carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.27

Contracts and agreements, restrictive agreements prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.991

Declaratory judgment, local governments as parties, Minn. Statutes 2026 555.11

Definitions

Cable communications systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 238.02

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 45.011, 80C.01

District heating systems, municipal franchises, Minn. Statutes 2026 465.74

Documents, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.22

Duluth Transit Authority, acquiring, Minn. Statutes 2026 458A.25

Evidence, certified copies, admissibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.22

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.12

Failure to renew, unfair practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.14

Fines, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.16

Heat and heating, heating systems, fourth class cities, Minn. Statutes 2026 451.04

Investigations, Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.11

Manufactured home sales, licensees, Minn. Statutes 2026 327B.04

Motor vehicle franchises, see MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISES

Motor vehicle fuel franchises, see MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL FRANCHISES

Municipal gas agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 453A.05

Municipal power agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 453.54, 453.55

Nonresidents, service of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.20

Opinions, fee, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.18

Public service corporations, see Franchises under PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS

Public utilities

Agreements, conflict of interest, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.88

Exemption from franchise law, Minn. Statutes 2026 216B.36

Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2026 270.80, 272.24

Records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.10

Registration

Amendment, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.07

Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.08

Applications, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.04, 80C.05

Cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.08

Certified copies, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.22

Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.06, 80C.07, 80C.22

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.01

Denial, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.12, 80C.22

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.03

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.04

Provisions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.05

Public offering statements, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.04, 80C.06

Requirement, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.02

Revocation, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.12, 80C.22

Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.12, 80C.22

Termination or cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.08

Renewal of franchise, failure to renew, unfair practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.14

Reports about, Commerce Department, publication, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.22

Sale

Communication of acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.19

Real estate licensure, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 82.56

Service of process on

Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.20, 80C.22

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.20

Sign franchise program, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.80

Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.17

Telephone companies, valuation for ratemaking purposes, Minn. Statutes 2026 237.21

Termination or cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.14

Transfers, withholding consent unfair, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.14

Unfair and inequitable practices, acts constituting, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.14

Utility franchises, cities, see Franchises under CITIES

Violations and penalties

Civil liability, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.17

Enforcement, remedies, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.16

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.16

Remedies, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.16

Restraint of trade, forfeiture of franchise, Minn. Statutes 2026 325D.60

Waivers void, Minn. Statutes 2026 80C.21