{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-363a.17","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 363A.17","heading":"BUSINESS DISCRIMINATION.","body":"It is an unfair discriminatory practice for a person engaged in a trade or business or in the provision of a service:\n(1) to refuse to do business with or provide a service to a woman based on her use of her current or former surname; or\n(2) to impose, as a condition of doing business with or providing a service to a woman, that a woman use her current surname rather than a former surname; or\n(3) to intentionally refuse to do business with, to refuse to contract with, or to discriminate in the basic terms, conditions, or performance of the contract because of a person's race, national origin, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability, unless the alleged refusal or discrimination is because of a legitimate business purpose.\nNothing in this section shall prohibit positive action plans.","path":["HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 363A. HUMAN RIGHTS","UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/363A.17","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:44Z","sha256":"64bf7befb829296ca9bcd1a7b0c46c24bc182e533fa9f9bbbfa242f302eb6755","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-363a.16","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-363a.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}