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     237.54 Telecommunication relay service. 

    Subdivision 1. Repealed, 1995 c 190 s 17 

    Subd. 2.    Operation.  (a) The commissioner of commerce 
 shall contract with a qualified vendor for the operation and 
 maintenance of the telecommunication relay system.  

    (b) The telecommunication relay service provider shall 
 operate the relay service within the state of Minnesota.  The 
 operator of the system shall keep all messages confidential, 
 shall train personnel in the unique needs of 
 communication-impaired people, and shall inform 
 communication-impaired persons and the public of the 
 availability and use of the system.  Except in the case of a 
 speech- or mobility-impaired person, the operator shall not 
 relay a message unless it originates or terminates through a 
 communication device for the deaf or a Brailling device for use 
 with a telephone. 

    HIST: 1987 c 308 s 5,8; 1993 c 272 s 14,17; 1995 c 190 s 12; 
 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 66; 2002 c 329 s 4 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.