1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to telecommunications; increasing the civil penalties for unlawful robocalls;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325E.31.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325E.31, is amended to read:
1.6 	325E.31 REMEDIES.
1.7 	(a) A person who is found to have violated sections 325E.27 to 325E.30 is subject to 
1.8 	the penalties and remedies, including a private right of action to recover damages, as provided 
1.9 	in section 8.31.
1.10 	(b) In addition to the penalties and remedies under paragraph (a), the attorney general 
1.11 	is entitled to sue for and recover on behalf of the state a civil penalty from any person found 
1.12 	to have violated sections 325E.27 to 325E.30. The court must determine the civil penalty 
1.13 	amount, which must not exceed $100,000.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.