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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,438 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,438 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE641 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT256 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT250 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168 Ch 216B, Chapter 216B. PUBLIC UTILITIES163

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Minn. Stat. § 609.576 NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING.
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609.576 NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING. § Subdivision 1.Negligent fire resulting in injury or property damage. Whoever is grossly negligent in causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing damage or injury to another, and as a result of this: (1) a human being …
Minn. Stat. § 609.581 DEFINITIONS.
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609.581 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms defined. For purpose of sections 609.582 and 609.583, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Building. "Building" means a structure suitable for affording shelter for human beings including any appurten…
Minn. Stat. § 609.582 BURGLARY.
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609.582 BURGLARY. § Subdivision 1.Burglary in the first degree. Whoever enters a building without consent and with intent to commit a crime, or enters a building without consent and commits a crime while in the building, either directly or as an accomplice, commits burglary in th…
Minn. Stat. § 609.583 SENTENCING; FIRST BURGLARY OF DWELLING.
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609.583 SENTENCING; FIRST BURGLARY OF DWELLING. Except as provided in section 609.582, subdivision 1a, in determining an appropriate disposition for a first offense of burglary of a dwelling, the court shall presume that a stay of execution with at least a 90-day period of incarc…

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Minn. Stat. § 609.585 DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

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609.585 DOUBLE JEOPARDY. Notwithstanding section 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction of the crime of burglary is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed on entering or while in the building entered. History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.585; 1993 c 32…

Minn. Stat. § 609.586 POSSESSION OF CODE-GRABBING DEVICES; PENALTY.

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609.586 POSSESSION OF CODE-GRABBING DEVICES; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "code-grabbing device" means a device that can receive and record the coded signal sent by the transmitter of a security or other electronic system and can play back the sig…

Minn. Stat. § 609.59 POSSESSION OF BURGLARY OR THEFT TOOLS.

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609.59 POSSESSION OF BURGLARY OR THEFT TOOLS. Whoever has in possession any device, explosive, or other instrumentality with intent to use or permit the use of the same to commit burglary or theft may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a f…

Minn. Stat. § 609.591 DAMAGE TO TIMBER OR WOOD PROCESSING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT.

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609.591 DAMAGE TO TIMBER OR WOOD PROCESSING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section and section 609.592, "timber" means trees, whether standing or down, that will produce forest products of value including but not limited to logs, posts, poles, …

Minn. Stat. § 609.592 POSSESSION OF TIMBER DAMAGE DEVICES.

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609.592 POSSESSION OF TIMBER DAMAGE DEVICES. Whoever commits any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) possesses a device of iron, steel, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to damage saws, wood processing, manufacturing, or transportation equipment, wit…

Minn. Stat. § 609.593 DAMAGE OR THEFT TO ENERGY TRANSMISSION OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.

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609.593 DAMAGE OR THEFT TO ENERGY TRANSMISSION OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Crime. Whoever intentionally and without consent from one authorized to give consent causes any damage to or takes, removes, severs, or breaks: (1) any line erected or maintained for t…

Minn. Stat. § 609.594 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES, UTILITIES, AND PIPELINES.

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609.594 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES, UTILITIES, AND PIPELINES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "critical public service facility" includes railroad yards and stations, bus stations, airports, and other mass transit facilities…

Minn. Stat. § 609.595 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

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609.595 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. § Subdivision 1.Criminal damage to property in the first degree. Whoever intentionally causes damage to physical property of another without the latter's consent may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of n…

Minn. Stat. § 609.596 KILLING OR HARMING PUBLIC SAFETY DOG.

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609.596 KILLING OR HARMING PUBLIC SAFETY DOG. § Subdivision 1.Felony. It is a felony for any person to intentionally and without justification cause the death of or great or substantial bodily harm to a police dog, a search and rescue dog, or an arson dog when the dog is involved…

Minn. Stat. § 609.597 ASSAULTING OR HARMING POLICE HORSE; PENALTIES.

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609.597 ASSAULTING OR HARMING POLICE HORSE; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "police horse" means a horse that has been trained for crowd control and other law enforcement purposes and is used to assist peace officers or reserve officers in the perf…

Minn. Stat. § 609.599 EXPOSING DOMESTIC ANIMALS TO DISEASE.

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609.599 EXPOSING DOMESTIC ANIMALS TO DISEASE. § Subdivision 1.Gross misdemeanor. (a) A person who intentionally exposes a domestic animal to an animal disease contrary to reasonable veterinary practice, or intentionally puts a domestic animal at risk of quarantine or destruction …

Minn. Stat. § 609.605 TRESPASS.

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609.605 TRESPASS. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor. (a) The following terms have the meanings given them for purposes of this section. (1) "Premises" means real property and any appurtenant building or structure. (2) "Dwelling" means the building or part of a building used by an indiv…

Minn. Stat. § 609.6055 TRESPASS ON CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY; UTILITY; OR PIPELINE.

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609.6055 TRESPASS ON CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY; UTILITY; OR PIPELINE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Critical public service facility" includes buildings and other physical structures, and fenced …

Minn. Stat. § 609.6057 GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTION.

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609.6057 GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "geographic restriction" means a limitation prohibiting a defendant in a criminal proceeding or a juvenile offender in a delinquency proceeding from entering a designated property or geographic …

Minn. Stat. § 609.606 UNLAWFUL OUSTER OR EXCLUSION.

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609.606 UNLAWFUL OUSTER OR EXCLUSION. A landlord, agent of the landlord, or person acting under the landlord's direction or control who unlawfully and intentionally removes or excludes a tenant from lands or tenements or intentionally interrupts or causes the interruption of elec…

Minn. Stat. § 609.611 INSURANCE FRAUD.

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609.611 INSURANCE FRAUD. § Subdivision 1.Insurance fraud prohibited. Whoever with the intent to defraud for the purpose of depriving another of property or for pecuniary gain, commits, or permits its employees or its agents to commit any of the following acts, is guilty of insura…

Minn. Stat. § 609.612 EMPLOYMENT OF RUNNERS.

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609.612 EMPLOYMENT OF RUNNERS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Public media" means telephone directories, professional directories, newspapers and other periodicals, radio and television, billboards, and …

Minn. Stat. § 609.615 DEFEATING SECURITY ON REALTY.

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609.615 DEFEATING SECURITY ON REALTY. Whoever removes or damages real property which is subject to a mortgage, mechanic's lien, or contract for deed, including during the period of time allowed for redemption, with intent to impair the value of the property, without the consent o…

Minn. Stat. § 609.62 DEFEATING SECURITY ON PERSONALTY.

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609.62 DEFEATING SECURITY ON PERSONALTY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. In this section "security interest" means an interest in property which secures payment or other performance of an obligation. § Subd. 2.Acts constituting. Whoever, with intent to defraud, does any of the follow…

Minn. Stat. § 609.621 PROOF OF CONCEALMENT OF PROPERTY BY OBLIGOR OF SECURED PROPERTY.

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609.621 PROOF OF CONCEALMENT OF PROPERTY BY OBLIGOR OF SECURED PROPERTY. § Subdivision 1.Crime defined; obligor conceals property. When in any prosecution under section 609.62, it appears that there is a default in the payment of the debts secured and it further appears that the …

Minn. Stat. § 609.625 AGGRAVATED FORGERY.

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609.625 AGGRAVATED FORGERY. § Subdivision 1.Making or altering writing or object. Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes or alters a writing or object of any of the following kinds so that it purports to have been made by another or by the maker or alterer under an assume…

Minn. Stat. § 609.63 FORGERY.

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609.63 FORGERY. § Subdivision 1.Crime defined; intent to defraud. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following is guilty of forgery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both:…

Minn. Stat. § 609.631 CHECK FORGERY; OFFERING FORGED CHECK.

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609.631 CHECK FORGERY; OFFERING FORGED CHECK. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Check" means a check, draft, order of withdrawal, or similar negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument. (c) "Property" and "services" have t…

Minn. Stat. § 609.632 COUNTERFEITING OF CURRENCY.

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609.632 COUNTERFEITING OF CURRENCY. § Subdivision 1.Manufacturing; printing. Whoever, with the intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, prints, scans, images, or copies any United States postal money order, United States currency, Federal Reserve note, or other obligation or sec…

Minn. Stat. § 609.635 OBTAINING SIGNATURE BY FALSE PRETENSE.

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609.635 OBTAINING SIGNATURE BY FALSE PRETENSE. Whoever, by false pretense, obtains the signature of another to a writing which is a subject of forgery under section 609.625, subdivision 1, may be punished as therein provided. History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.635

Minn. Stat. § 609.64 RECORDING, FILING OF FORGED INSTRUMENT.

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609.64 RECORDING, FILING OF FORGED INSTRUMENT. Whoever intentionally presents for filing, registering, or recording, or files, registers, or records a false or forged instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property in a public office entitled to file, register, or r…

Minn. Stat. § 609.645 FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS.

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609.645 FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both: (1) circulates or publishes a false statement, oral or writ…

Minn. Stat. § 609.65 FALSE CERTIFICATION BY NOTARY PUBLIC.

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609.65 FALSE CERTIFICATION BY NOTARY PUBLIC. Whoever, when acting or purporting to act as a notary public or other public officer, certifies falsely that an instrument has been acknowledged or that any other act was performed by a party appearing before the actor or that as such …

Minn. Stat. § 609.651 STATE LOTTERY FRAUD.

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609.651 STATE LOTTERY FRAUD. § Subdivision 1.Felony. A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person does any of the following with intent to defraud the State Lottery: (1) alters or counterfeits a State Lottery ticket; (2) knowingly presents…

Minn. Stat. § 609.652 FRAUDULENT DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; PENALTY.

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609.652 FRAUDULENT DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "driver's license or identification card" means a driver's license or identification card issued by the Driver and Vehicle Services Division of t…

Minn. Stat. § 609.66 DANGEROUS WEAPONS.

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609.66 DANGEROUS WEAPONS. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes. (a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in paragraph (b): (1) recklessly handles or uses a gun or other dangerous weapon or explosive so as to e…

Minn. Stat. § 609.661 PENALTY FOR SET GUNS; SWIVEL GUNS.

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609.661 PENALTY FOR SET GUNS; SWIVEL GUNS. A person who violates a provision relating to set guns or swivel guns is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History: 1986 c 386 art 4 s 31

Minn. Stat. § 609.662 SHOOTING VICTIM; DUTY TO RENDER AID.

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609.662 SHOOTING VICTIM; DUTY TO RENDER AID. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "reasonable assistance" means aid appropriate to the circumstances, and includes obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance from a conservation or law enforcement officer, or from …

Minn. Stat. § 609.663 DISPLAY OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION.

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609.663 DISPLAY OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION. It is a petty misdemeanor to display centerfire metallic-case handgun ammunition for sale to the public in a manner that makes the ammunition directly accessible to persons under the age of 18 years, other than employees or agents of the sel…

Minn. Stat. § 609.665 SPRING GUNS.

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609.665 SPRING GUNS. Whoever sets a spring gun, pitfall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than six months or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.665; 1984 c 6…

Minn. Stat. § 609.666 NEGLIGENT STORAGE OF FIREARMS.

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609.666 NEGLIGENT STORAGE OF FIREARMS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following words have the meanings given. (a) "Firearm" means a device designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled a projectile by the force of any explosion or force …

Minn. Stat. § 609.667 FIREARMS; REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SERIAL NUMBER.

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609.667 FIREARMS; REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SERIAL NUMBER. Whoever commits any of the following acts may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both: (1) obliterates, removes, changes, or alters the serial num…

Minn. Stat. § 609.668 EXPLOSIVE AND INCENDIARY DEVICES.

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609.668 EXPLOSIVE AND INCENDIARY DEVICES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) "Explosive device" means a device so articulated that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, chemical reaction, or detona…

Minn. Stat. § 609.669 CIVIL DISORDER.

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609.669 CIVIL DISORDER. § Subdivision 1.Prohibited acts. (a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who: (1) teaches or demonstrates to any other person how to use or make any firearm, or explosive or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death, knowing or having reas…

Minn. Stat. § 609.67 MACHINE GUNS AND SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUNS.

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609.67 MACHINE GUNS AND SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUNS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Machine gun" means any firearm designed to discharge, or capable of discharging automatically more than once by a single function of the trigger. (b) "Shotgun" means a weapon designed, redesigned, …

Minn. Stat. § 609.671 ENVIRONMENT; CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

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609.671 ENVIRONMENT; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. (c) "Deliver" or "delivery" means the transfer of possession of hazardous waste, with or without c…

Minn. Stat. § 609.672 PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES.

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609.672 PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES. The presence of a firearm in a passenger automobile permits the fact finder to infer knowing possession of the firearm by the driver or person in control of the automobile when the firearm was in the automobile. The inference…

Minn. Stat. § 609.675 EXPOSURE OF UNUSED REFRIGERATOR OR CONTAINER TO CHILDREN.

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609.675 EXPOSURE OF UNUSED REFRIGERATOR OR CONTAINER TO CHILDREN. Whoever, being the owner or in possession or control, permits an unused refrigerator or other container, sufficiently large to retain any child and with doors which fasten automatically when closed, to be exposed a…

Minn. Stat. § 609.68 UNLAWFUL DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, LITTER, OR LIKE.

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609.68 UNLAWFUL DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, LITTER, OR LIKE. Whoever unlawfully deposits garbage, rubbish, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, offal, or the body of a dead animal, or other litter in or upon any public highway, public waters or the ice thereon, shoreland areas adjac…

Minn. Stat. § 609.681 UNLAWFUL SMOKING.

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609.681 UNLAWFUL SMOKING. A person is guilty of a petty misdemeanor if the person intentionally smokes in a building, area, or common carrier in which "no smoking" notices have been prominently posted, or when requested not to by the operator of the common carrier. History: 1989 …

Minn. Stat. § 609.684 ABUSE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

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609.684 ABUSE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES. § Subdivision 1.Toxic substances. For purposes of this section, "toxic substance" means: (1) glue, cement, or aerosol paint containing toluene, benzene, xylene, amyl nitrate, butyl nitrate, nitrous oxide, or containing other aromatic hydrocarbon…