Minnesota Statutes Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection (Ch. 324-341) § 332.74. Debtor remedies

(1) the notice to the creditor required undersection 332.73, subdivision 1;

(2) consistent withRule 11 of the Minnesota Rules of General Practice, information identifying (i) the account or accounts associated with the coerced debt, and (ii) the person in whose name the debt was incurred; and

(3) the identity and, if known, contact information of the person who caused the debtor to incur coerced debt, unless the debtor signs a sworn statement that disclosing the information is likely to result in domestic abuse or other harm to the debtor, the debtor's children, parents, other relatives, or a family pet.

Subd. 3. Relief. (a) If a debtor shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the debtor has been aggrieved by a violation ofsection 332.72and the debtor has incurred coerced debt, the debtor is entitled to one or more of the following:

(b) If the court orders relief for the debtor under paragraph (a), the court, after the creditor's motion has been personally served on the person who violatedsection 332.72, or if personal service cannot be made, after service by United States mail to the last known address of the person and one-week published notice undersection 645.11, must issue a judgment in favor of the creditor against the person in the amount of the debt or a portion thereof.

(c) This subdivision applies regardless of the judicial district in which the creditor's action or the debtor's petition was filed.

Subd. 6. Statute of limitations tolled. (a) The statute of limitations undersection 541.05is tolled during the pendency of a proceeding instituted under this section.

(b) A creditor is prohibited from filing a collection action regarding a debt that is the subject of a proceeding instituted under this section while the proceeding is pending.

(c) If a debtor commences a proceeding under this section while a collection action is pending against the debtor regarding a debt that is subject to the proceeding, the court must immediately stay the collection action pending the disposition of the proceeding under this section.