Subscriber privacy.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 430.043
in effectSec. 430.043. - Subscriber privacy.
No signals, including signals of an interactive communications channel, shall be transmitted from a subscriber terminal for purposes of monitoring individual viewing patterns or practices without the express written permission of the subscriber. Neither a company, the city nor any other person shall initiate or use any procedure or device for procuring information or data from a subscriber's terminals or terminal by any means without the prior valid authorization of the affected subscriber. "Valid authorization" shall mean written approval from the subscriber which shall not have been obtained from the subscriber as a condition of service, except in those situations in which authorization is needed for billing, and which may be revoked by the subscriber at any time without penalty of any kind whatsoever. The request for such permission shall be contained in a separate document with a prominent statement that the subscriber is authorizing the permission with full knowledge of its provisions. Such written permission shall not extend longer than one (1) year; provided, that the subscriber shall have the option to renew upon expiration. No penalty shall be invoked for a subscriber's failure to provide or renew such authorization. Such authorization shall be required for each type or classification of signals transmitted from a subscriber terminal.
(Ord. No. 17364, § 11, 6-17-86; C.F. No. 98-277, § 1, 4-29-98)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXXFRRE_CH430CACOSE_ARTIV430.04.RIIN_S430.043SUPRFetched: 11/1/2026