2000 Minnesota Statutes

     325I.05 Video captioning. 

    Subdivision 1.    Requirement.  A person may not in the 
 ordinary course of business distribute a prerecorded 
 videocassette tape or similar audio-visual material to a 
 videotape seller or videotape service provider unless it is 
 open-captioned or closed-captioned for the deaf and hard of 
 hearing. 

    For purposes of this section, "videotape seller" and 
 "videotape service provider" have the meanings given them in 
 section 325I.01. 

    Subd. 2.    Enforcement.  A person who violates this 
 section is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in 
 section 8.31, except subdivision 3a. 

    Subd. 3.    Application.  This section applies to 
 prerecorded videocassette tapes or similar audio-visual material 
 that: 

    (1) is primarily produced for sale to educational 
 institutions, training facilities, state or local government 
 agencies, or medical facilities; and 

    (2) is released or rereleased on or after June 1, 1997, and 
 more than 500 copies are produced in the release or rerelease; 
 or 

    (3) is produced by a governmental entity for educational 
 purposes. 

    HIST: 1995 c 143 s 1