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141.265 INFORMATION TO STUDENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Catalog, brochure, or electronic display. A school or its agent must provide
the catalog, brochure, or electronic display required in section 141.25, subdivision 9, to a
prospective student in a time or manner that gives the prospective student at least five days to read
the catalog, brochure, or electronic display before signing a contract or enrollment agreement or
before being accepted by a school that does not use a written contract or enrollment agreement.
    Subd. 2. Contract information. A contract or enrollment agreement used by a school
must include at least the following:
    (1) the name and address of the school, clearly stated;
    (2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding instrument
upon written acceptance of the student by the school unless canceled under section 141.271;
    (3) the school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly and conspicuously
entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel";
    (4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other charges;
    (5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or credits of
classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included; and
    (6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student should
use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective date of cancellation,
and the name and address of the seller to which the notice should be sent or delivered.
The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision or a
confession of judgment clause.
    Subd. 3. Contract copies. Immediately upon signing of the enrollment agreement or the
contract by a prospective student, the school or agent shall furnish to the prospective student an
exact duplicate copy of the enrollment agreement or contract.
History: 1999 c 214 art 3 s 21; 2007 c 144 art 3 s 25

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