Section 325E.63 Credit Issued to Minors
325E.63 CREDIT ISSUED TO MINORS.
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
(b) "Credit" means the right granted to a borrower to defer payment of a debt, to incur debt and defer its payment, or to purchase property or services and defer payment. Credit does not include an overdraft from a person's deposit account, whether through a check, ATM withdrawal, debit card, or otherwise, that is not pursuant to a written agreement to pay overdrafts with the right to defer payment of them.
(c) "Creditor" means a person or entity doing business in this state.
(d) "Guardian" means a guardian as defined under section 524.5-102, subdivision 5.
(e) "Minor" means an individual under the age of 18 years.
(f) "Parent" means a person who has legal and physical custody of a child.
Subd. 2.Prohibition on offering credit to minors.
No creditor shall knowingly offer or provide credit to a minor except at the request of the parent or guardian of the minor, until the minor reaches the age of 18 years.
History:
2006 c 233 s 9