False or Misleading Commercial Electronic Mail Messages

MN Commercial Email Law
active

Prohibits commercial email that spoofs a third party's domain, misrepresents its origin or path, or has a false or misleading subject line, and requires unsolicited commercial email to start the subject line with 'ADV' ('ADV-ADULT' for adult content) and to offer a toll-free number or return address for opt-outs. By its own terms the section expires when federal law preempting state regulation of such email takes effect; the federal CAN-SPAM Act (2003) preempts state email laws except those addressing falsity or deception, so the labeling and opt-out requirements are likely unenforceable while the anti-falsity provisions remain.

Jurisdiction

Minnesota

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Effective Date

3/1/2003

Enforcing Authority

Injured recipients and email service providers by civil action; Attorney General remedies under 8.31 also preserved (325F.694, subd. 7)

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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