Enforcement

Enforcement Division

The Enforcement Division works to create a fair marketplace, encourage responsible business conduct​, oversight for licensed professionals and businesses to follow state laws​, and respond to questions and complaints by consumers and others.

The four enforcement functions are:

Commerce Fraud Bureau
Law enforcement agency that conducts criminal investigations against fraud

Complaints
Provides services to consumers and organizations who have inquiries or complaints about Commerce-regulated industries and licensees. File a complaint.

Enforcement Actions
Regulatory actions taken by Department of Commerce and a variety of other public regulatory documents.

Intergovernmental Misclassification Enforcement and Education Partnership
Five Minnesota government agencies are tasked with investigating misclassification fraud to share reported worker violations of the law and related data to better coordinate investigations. Employee misclassification is the practice by an employer of not properly classifying workers as employees.

Auto Theft Prevention for Law Enforcement 
The Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Grant Program provides funding for local projects that aid to stop auto theft. 

Auto Theft Prevention for Consumers
The Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau Auto Theft Prevention Program collaborates with local law enforcement in efforts to engage consumers - Minnesota drivers, owners, passengers and others - to take actions to help prevent auto theft. Increases in auto theft contribute to rising premiums for auto insurance policies.

Catalytic Converter Pilot
The Minnesota Legislature in 2021 directed Commerce to create a plan for marking catalytic converters of vehicles the most at risk for theft.