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EFFECTIVEMinnesotaAug 1, 2024High priority✓ Human reviewed

Minnesota expanded Truth in Repairs protections above the former $7,500 cap

CheckFor covered consumer repairs over $100, do not rely on the former $7,500 ceiling. Review estimate, authorization and posted-notice practices against the current Truth in Repairs Act.
Applies toAll shop types
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Minnesota's 2024 commerce law removed the $7,500 upper limit from the Truth in Repairs Act definition of covered repairs and updated the required shop notice accordingly. Sections without a special effective date took effect August 1, 2024 under Minnesota's statutory effective-date rule.

Official evidenceMinnesota Revisor — 2024 Chapter 114, sections 48-49 ↗ · verified Sep 20, 2026
EFFECTIVEMinnesotaOct 1, 2023Medium✓ Human reviewed

Minnesota based warranty labor pay on the dealer's own time guide

CheckMinnesota dealership service departments should bill warranty labor using their customer-pay time guide, document actual time where no guide exists, and claim all diagnostic and tech-line time.
Applies toDealership fixed ops
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2023 Minn. Laws ch. 57, art. 4, sec. 4, effective October 1, 2023, amended Minn. Stat. 80E.041, subd. 4. Warranty labor must be paid at the dealer's effective non-warranty labor rate multiplied by the time guide the dealer uses for customer-pay work, instead of manufacturer time allowances. Where no time guide exists, actual time applies. Compensation must include all diagnostic time, including time spent with manufacturer technical assistance.

Official evidenceMinnesota Session Laws 2023, chapter 57, article 4, section 4 ↗ · verified Sep 21, 2026
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