Minnesota § 238.11 - CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED

Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 238.11 — CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 238.11. CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED

Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 1985 c 285 s 54]

Subd. 2.Access channel.

No cable communications system may prohibit or limit a program or class or type of program presented over a leased channel or a channel made available for public access, governmental or educational purposes. Neither the person operating a cable communications system nor the officers, directors, or employees of the cable communications system is liable for any penalties or damages arising from programming content not originating from or produced by the cable communications system and shown on any public access channel, education access channel, government access channel, leased access channel, or regional channel.

History:

1973 c 568 s 11; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1982 c 514 s 17; 1985 c 285 s 25; 2004 c 261 art 7 s 9

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Minnesota Statutes § 238.11 cover?

Section 238.11 ("CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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