1997 Minnesota Statutes

     325K.25 Recognition of repositories. 

    Subdivision 1.    Conditions.  The secretary must 
 recognize one or more repositories, after finding that a 
 repository to be recognized: 

    (1) is operated under the direction of a licensed 
 certification authority; 

    (2) includes a database containing: 

    (i) certificates published in the repository; 

    (ii) notices of suspended or revoked certificates published 
 by licensed certification authorities or other persons 
 suspending or revoking certificates; 

    (iii) certification authority disclosure records for 
 licensed certification authorities; 

    (iv) all orders or advisory statements published by the 
 secretary in regulating certification authorities; and 

    (v) other information adopted by rule by the secretary; 

    (3) operates by means of a trustworthy system; 

    (4) contains no significant amount of information that is 
 known or likely to be untrue, inaccurate, or not reasonably 
 reliable; 

    (5) contains certificates published by certification 
 authorities that conform to legally binding requirements that 
 the secretary finds to be substantially similar to, or more 
 stringent toward the certification authorities, than those of 
 this state; 

    (6) keeps an archive of certificates that have been 
 suspended or revoked, or that have expired, within at least the 
 past three years; and 

    (7) complies with other reasonable requirements adopted by 
 rule by the secretary. 

    Subd. 2.    Application.  A repository may apply to the 
 secretary for recognition by filing a written request and 
 providing evidence to the secretary sufficient for the secretary 
 to find that the conditions for recognition are satisfied. 

    Subd. 3.    Recognition discontinued.  A repository may 
 discontinue its recognition by filing 30 days' written notice 
 with the secretary.  In addition, the secretary may discontinue 
 recognition of a repository in accordance with the 
 Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 14, if it concludes that 
 the repository no longer satisfies the conditions for 
 recognition listed in this section or in rules adopted by the 
 secretary. 

    HIST: 1997 c 178 s 26