626A.26 UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO STORED COMMUNICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Offense. Except as provided in subdivision 3, whoever: (1) intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided; or (2) intentionally exceeds an authorization to access that facility; and thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication […]
626A.27 DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS. Subdivision 1. Prohibitions. Except as provided in subdivision 2: (1) a person or entity providing an electronic communication service to the public must not knowingly divulge to a person or entity the contents of a communication while in electronic storage by that service; and (2) a person or entity providing remote […]
626A.28 REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS. Subdivision 1. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2020 c 82 s 18] Subd. 2. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2020 c 82 s 18] Subd. 3. Records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or chapter 325M, a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing […]
626A.31 COST REIMBURSEMENT. Subdivision 1. Payment. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, a governmental entity obtaining records or other information under section 626A.27 or 626A.28 shall pay to the person or entity assembling or providing the information a fee for reimbursement for costs that are reasonably necessary and that have been directly incurred in […]
626A.32 CIVIL ACTION. Subdivision 1. Cause of action. Except as provided in section 626A.28, subdivision 5, a provider of electronic communication service, subscriber, or customer aggrieved by a violation of this chapter in which the conduct constituting the violation is engaged in with a knowing or intentional state of mind may, in a civil action, […]
626A.33 EXCLUSIVITY OF REMEDIES. The remedies and sanctions described in sections 626A.26 to 626A.34 are the only judicial remedies and sanctions for nonconstitutional violations of sections 626A.26 to 626A.34. History: 1988 c 577 s 54,62; 1989 c 336 art 2 s 8
626A.34 DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 626A.26 to 626A.34, the term “remote computing service” means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communication system. History: 1988 c 577 s 55,62; 1989 c 336 art 2 s 8
