Unsolicited Facsimile Advertising
MN Junk Fax Law
Marketing · Communications
Businesses may send unsolicited fax advertisements only if they provide a toll-free number and mailing address where recipients can ask not to receive more, state that information on the fax in at least 9-point type, and stop sending to anyone who asks.
- Where
- Minnesota
- Citation
- Minn. Stat. 325E.395
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Minnesota Attorney General and private parties via 8.31 (325E.395, subd. 3)
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- Violators are subject to the penalties and remedies of 8.31, including a private right of action (subd. 3).
- Applies to
- Persons conducting business in Minnesota that send unsolicited advertising by fax (325E.395, subd. 1)
- Exempt: telecommunications providers that merely provide transmission facilities (subd. 2)
What a privacy notice must say
- Establish a toll-free number and include a statement in at least 9-point type giving that number and a mailing address for opt-out requests on each unsolicited advertising fax.Minn. Stat. 325E.395, subd. 1(a)-(b)
Practices it requires
- Stop sending unsolicited fax advertisements to anyone who requests it.Minn. Stat. 325E.395, subd. 1(c)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date of Laws 1993, ch. 197 not verified; interaction with the federal TCPA/Junk Fax Prevention Act not analyzed.
Research reference, not legal advice.