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Is Minnesota a one-party consent state?

Minnesota is a one-party consent state: one person on the call can consent to it being recorded, so a business can record its own calls without asking the other caller under the state rule.

General information, not legal advice. Check the statute and talk to a lawyer about your situation.

Statute checked October 15, 2026

The law

Rule
A one-party consent state
Notes
A person not acting under color of law may intercept if they are a party or one party gave prior consent, unless it is done to commit a criminal or tortious act.

For businesses using an AI receptionist

AI receptionists usually record and transcribe calls. Announcing at the start of the call that it's recorded, and that the caller is speaking with an AI assistant, is the common way businesses handle callers from states with stricter rules.

Calls with people in two-party states such as California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland can raise the question of which state's law applies, which is why many businesses announce recording on all calls.

Compare AI receptionists and check which ones announce recording and AI use.

Other Minnesota rules for AI calls

Automatic dialing-announcing devices; time-of-day limit

Telemarketing and automated calls

  • An automatic dialing-announcing device (one that dials automatically and plays a prerecorded or synthesized voice message) may be used only if the subscriber knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented to, permitted or authorized the message, or a live operator first gets the subscriber's consent.
  • Exceptions include school district messages, messages to people with a current business or personal relationship with the caller, and employee work-schedule messages.
  • When a live operator introduces the message, the operator must first disclose who the call is for, its purpose, the goods or services, and whether money or a financial commitment is sought.
  • The device must disconnect within ten seconds after the subscriber hangs up.
  • No automatic dialing-announcing device use and no commercial telephone solicitation (live or automated) before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m.

Minn. Stat. 325E.26 to 325E.31

See the rule in each state or all rules for AI phone calls.