Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in Minnesota work under the federal telemarketing rules plus Minnesota's own. Here is what each one means for a solar appointment floor, with the official source for every rule.
From official sources, checked September 26, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
The research found no Minnesota telemarketer registration requirement in the statutes it reviewed. No telemarketer registration found in chapters 325E and 325G. Confirm before dialing.
Minn. Stat. ch. 325E, 325GMinnesota sets its own window: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. It covers automatic dialing announcing devices and commercial telephone solicitations. Set the dialer to the narrower of the state and federal windows.
Minn. Stat. 325E.30The research found no separate Minnesota do not call list. State no call list sections expired December 31, 2012. The National Do Not Call Registry still applies.
Minn. Laws 2009, ch. 178, art. 1, sec. 61Minnesota has its own law on automated or recorded sales calls. Automated voice messages need consent or live operator consent first. It can be stricter than the federal rules.
Minn. Stat. 325E.27Minnesota allows recording with one party's consent. A party or one consenting party, absent criminal or tortious purpose.
Minn. Stat. 626A.02, subd. 2(d)Minnesota bars automatic dialing announcing devices unless the subscriber consented or a live operator first gets consent, limits those devices and commercial telephone solicitations to 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and its state do not call list law expired in 2012.
Federal rules and Minnesota's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any Minnesota registration requirement. The Minnesota rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
Minnesota: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The federal window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the homeowner's location; use the narrower one.
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