Minnesota bars the recording, interception, use or disclosure of any in-person, telephonic or electronic communication without the consent of at least one party to the conversation.
The Minnesota Health Records Act is in Minnesota Statutes 144.291-. 298 (formerly part of Minnesota Statutes 144.335).
The informed consent process involves three key features: (1) disclosing to potential research subjects information needed to make an informed decision; (2) facilitating the understanding of what has been disclosed; and (3) promoting the voluntariness of the decision about whether or not to participate in the research.
Minnesota Rules 1205.1400, subpart 3, requires that individuals giving informed consent have sufficient mental capacity to understand the consequences of their decision to give consent. Minnesota Rules 1205.1400, subpart 4, requires that a valid informed consent must: Be voluntary and not coerced. Be in writing.
For the eyes of the law to recognize a person's consent, that person must be of a specific age, most often between 16 and 18. In Minnesota, the consenting age is 16 years old, which means a person must be at least 16 to be considered competent enough to consent to sexual activity with another individual.
Minnesota's Implied Consent Laws “Implied consent” refers to the implicit agreement that drivers make—by driving on Minnesota roads—to consent to take a chemical test to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol. a PBT indicates the driver has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of . 08% or more.