1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil law; clarifying that the attorney general shall enforce laws 
1.3 	prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, 
1.4 	section 8.31, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 8.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Investigate offenses against provisions of certain designated sections; 
1.8 	assist in enforcement. The attorney general shall investigate violations of the law of this 
1.9 	state respecting unfair, discriminatory, and other unlawful practices in business, commerce, 
1.10 	or trade, and specifically, but not exclusively, the Nonprofit Corporation Act (sections 
1.11 	317A.001 to 317A.909), the Act Against Unfair Discrimination and Competition (sections 
1.12 	325D.01 to 325D.07), the Unlawful Trade Practices Act (sections 325D.09 to 325D.16), 
1.13 	the Antitrust Act (sections 325D.49 to 325D.66), section 325F.67 and other laws against 
1.14 	false or fraudulent advertising, the antidiscrimination acts contained in section 325D.67, 
1.15 	the act against monopolization of food products (section 325D.68), the act regulating 
1.16 	telephone advertising services (section 325E.39), the Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act 
1.17 	(sections 325F.68 to 325F.70), ~~and~~ chapter 53A regulating currency exchanges, and the 
1.18 	unauthorized practice of law (section 481.02) and assist in the enforcement of those laws 
1.19 	as in this section provided.