2004 Minnesota Statutes

     80C.09 Advertising. 

    Subdivision 1.    Filed copy required.  No person shall publish 
 or cause to be 
 published in this state any advertisement offering a franchise 
 subject to the registration requirements of sections 80C.01 to 
 80C.22 unless a true copy of the advertisement has been filed in 
 the office of the commissioner at least five business days prior 
 to the first publication thereof, or at such later time as the 
 commissioner by rule or order may allow, unless such 
 advertisement has been exempted by rule of the commissioner. 

    Subd. 2.    False, misleading, or deficient ads; commissioner 
 notification.  No person shall publish or cause to be published 
 in this state any advertisement concerning any franchise after 
 the commissioner has found that the advertisement contains any 
 statement that is false or misleading or omits to make any 
 statement necessary in order to make the statements made, in 
 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not 
 misleading, and has so notified the person by written order.  
 The order may be issued without prior notice or hearing.  At any 
 time after the issuance of the order, the person desiring to use 
 the advertisement may in writing request a hearing on the order. 
 Upon the receipt of such a written request, the matter shall be 
 set for hearing to commence within 15 days after such receipt 
 unless the person making the request consents to a later date.  
 After the hearing, which shall be conducted in accordance with 
 the provisions of chapter 14, the commissioner shall, by written 
 order, either affirm, modify, or vacate the order. 

    HIST: 1973 c 612 s 9; 1977 c 9 s 3; 1982 c 424 s 130