1998 Minnesota Statutes

     504A.601 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Applicability.  The definitions in 
 this section apply to sections 504A.601 to 504A.611.  

    Subd. 2.    Proper identification.  "Proper 
 identification" means information generally considered 
 sufficient to identify a person, including a Minnesota driver's 
 license, a Minnesota identification card, other forms of 
 identification provided by a unit of government, a notarized 
 statement of identity with a specimen signature of the person, 
 or other reasonable form of identification.  

    Subd. 3.    Residential tenant report.  "Residential 
 tenant report" means a written, oral, or other communication by 
 a residential tenant screening service that includes information 
 concerning an individual's credit worthiness, credit standing, 
 credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal 
 characteristics, or mode of living, that is collected, used, or 
 expected to be used for the purpose of making decisions relating 
 to residential tenancies or residential tenancy applications.  

    Subd. 4.    Residential tenant screening service.  
 "Residential tenant screening service" means a person or 
 business regularly engaged in the practice of gathering, 
 storing, or disseminating information about residential tenants 
 or assembling residential tenant reports for monetary fees, 
 dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis.  

    HIST: 1998 c 253 s 73