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Minnesota Commission Agreement

Download the Minnesota commission agreement for independent sales representatives — with the Minnesota good-cause, cure, and pipeline protections of Minn. Stat. § 325E.37 built into the termination sections — in fillable Word and fillable PDF, with the Minnesota Instructions & Rider.

  • Fillable Word + fillable PDF
  • Minnesota Instructions & Rider included
  • Minn. Stat. § 325E.37 + § 181.145 built in
  • Completed sample available
  • Instant secure download

Selling in more than one state? This page is the Minnesota agreement — buy the state where the representative solicits.

What's in your Minnesota download

Every file below is included: the fillable Word instrument, a fillable PDF, and the Minnesota Instructions & Rider.

Included files

  • Minnesota Commission Agreement Core agreement — fillable Word fields Word (.docx)
  • Minnesota Instructions & Rider State payment-deadline and statement rules, completion guidance, and notice templates Word (.docx)
  • Minnesota Commission Agreement (Fillable) Completes on screen, then print and sign PDF
  • Minnesota Instructions & Rider Print-ready copy of the state rider PDF

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Inside the Minnesota agreement

Every part of the instrument, in order — the sections, Schedule A, and the signature page.

  • 1. Recitals The parties, the effective date, and what the engagement covers.
  • 2. Appointment; Territory; Accounts Exclusive or non-exclusive appointment election, with the territory and named-accounts schedule.
  • 3. Relationship of the Parties Independent-contractor status — no employment, partnership, or authority to bind the principal.
  • 4. Duties; Conduct Commercially reasonable sales efforts, customer-facing conduct standards, and compliance with law.
  • 5. Authority Limits No authority to accept orders, set prices or terms, or make commitments in the principal’s name.
  • 6. Products; Orders The covered-products schedule and how orders are submitted and accepted.
  • 7. Commission The rate schedule, the Earning Event election, the payment date, and account statements.
  • 8. Expenses Who bears selling expenses; reimbursement only as listed.
  • 9. Term; Termination; Nonrenewal (Minnesota) Minnesota statutory structure: good-cause termination with the 90-day notice and 60-day cure, and the nonrenewal rules of Minn. Stat. § 325E.37.
  • 10. Post-Termination Commissions (Minnesota Pipeline) Pipeline commissions under Minn. Stat. § 325E.37 subd. 4, with the § 181.145 demand clocks summarized in Schedule A.
  • 11. Statutory-Rights Savings Nothing in the agreement waives rights the state statutes identified in Schedule A protect.
  • 12. Confidentiality Protects the principal’s pricing, customer lists, and business terms during and after the engagement.
  • 13. Insurance The representative maintains insurance appropriate to its business.
  • 14. Notices How formal notices are given and when they are deemed received.
  • 15. Dispute Resolution; Governing Law (Minnesota) Dispute resolution mirroring Minn. Stat. § 325E.37 subd. 5, with Minnesota governing law and forum.
  • 16. General Entire agreement, assignment, severability, counterparts, and electronic signatures.
  • 17. Acknowledgments; Execution Execution blocks and the detachable receipt of the fully executed copy.
  • Schedule A The Minnesota state-law schedule — the cited act, payment clocks, and statement terms the agreement is built around.
  • Signature page & receipt Two-column execution blocks, plus the detachable receipt that proves the representative got a fully executed copy.

About this form

A commission agreement is the written contract between a business (the principal) and an independent sales representative: it appoints the representative for a territory, sets the commission rate and when a commission is earned, fixes the payment date, and answers the questions that otherwise end up in disputes — pipeline orders at termination, expenses, authority limits, and confidentiality.

Minnesota gives sales representatives structural protections most states do not: termination only for good cause, a 90-day notice with a 60-day cure right, nonrenewal rules, and pipeline commissions under Minn. Stat. § 325E.37, plus the § 181.145 demand clocks. This Minnesota version is built on that statutory structure — not a generic form with a state name typed in — and Schedule A lays the rules out.

Your Minnesota Instructions & Rider covers the state specifics in plain language: the governing statute (or the absence of one), the payment deadlines, the statement habit that keeps disputes rare, notice templates, and step-by-step completion guidance with a worked example.

Both parties sign; the representative keeps a fully executed copy, and the detachable receipt proves delivery (some states require it — the rider flags them). No notarization is required.

100% satisfaction guarantee

ILRG provides self-help legal forms and download support. PublicLegal employment forms are provided for you to complete with your own business information. Commission payment rights and deadlines vary by state — the Instructions & Rider explains the rules in your state and the clauses this agreement uses to stay within them. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.

Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota Commission Agreements

The Minnesota commission agreement in fillable Word (.docx) with a fillable PDF, plus the Minnesota Instructions & Rider (state payment rules, completion guidance, and notice templates). A completed sample is available as an optional add-on.

It is the written contract between a business and an independent sales representative: it appoints the representative for a territory, states the commission rate and the event that earns a commission, fixes payment dates and account statements, sets term, termination, and pipeline rules, and limits the representative’s authority (no accepting orders or setting prices in the principal’s name).

Minnesota's act (Minn. Stat. § 325E.37 + § 181.145) does not itself require a written contract, but its payment-deadline and remedy rules apply to the relationship — and a signed writing is what fixes the commission terms so those deadlines can be enforced. The rider explains.

Minn. Stat. § 325E.37 + § 181.145 sets payment deadlines for Minnesota commissions, including at termination — this agreement's commission and pipeline sections are built around those rules, Schedule A cites them, and the rider explains them in plain language.

No — the agreement documents an independent-contractor relationship and says so expressly. Misclassification is a real risk when a worker is treated like an employee on paper-thin facts; the Minnesota rider carries the classification warning and the rules that follow if a worker is actually an employee.

Buy the state where the representative solicits customers. The agreement’s governing-law and exclusive-forum clause names that state, which keeps the sales-representative protections of that state’s statute (where one exists) aligned with the contract.