Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

617.243 INDECENT LITERATURE, DISTRIBUTION. § Subdivision 1.Prohibited activity. No person, copartnership or corporation shall, as a condition to a sale or delivery for resale of any paper, magazine, book, comic, periodical or publication, require that the purchaser or consignee r…

617.245 CIVIL ACTION; USE OF MINOR IN SEXUAL PERFORMANCE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Minor" means any person who, at the time of use in a sexual performance, is under the age of 16. (c) "Promote" means to produ…

617.246 USE OF MINORS IN SEXUAL PERFORMANCE PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18. (c) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publ…

617.247 POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL. § Subdivision 1.Policy; purpose. It is the policy of the legislature in enacting this section to protect minors from the physical and psychological damage caused by their being used in child sexual abuse material depicting sexual…

617.2471 IMMUNITY. No civil or criminal liability for a violation of section 617.246 or 617.247 that involves child sexual abuse materials as defined solely in section 617.246, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), clause (2), item (iv), may be imposed on an interactive computer service,…

617.26 MAILING AND CARRYING OBSCENE MATTER. Every person who shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any post office in the state, or place in charge of any express company or other common carrier or person for transportation, any of the articles or things specified in section …

617.261 NONCONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES. § Subdivision 1.Crime. It is a crime to intentionally disseminate an image of another person who is depicted in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole or in part, when: (1) the person is identifiabl…

617.262 NONCONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF A DEEP FAKE DEPICTING INTIMATE PARTS OR SEXUAL ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Deep fake" means any video recording, motion-picture film, sound recording,…

617.27 SEARCH WARRANT; DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. A district court, upon complaint under oath that any person has in possession or under control any of the obscene books, papers, or other matter specified in sections 617.241 to 617.26, shall issue a warrant directed to the sheriff …

617.291 SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL AND EXHIBITIONS; PURPOSE AND POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Finding. The legislature finds that sexually explicit materials and exhibitions presented before an audience are harmful to minors. § Subd. 2.Best interest. It is in the best interest of the h…

617.292 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 617.291 to 617.297, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Minor. "Minor" means any person under the age of 18 years. § Subd. 3.Nudity. "Nudity" means the showing of the human male …

617.293 HARMFUL MATERIALS; DISSEMINATION AND DISPLAY TO MINORS PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Dissemination. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or loan for monetary consideration to a minor: (a) any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, or simila…

617.294 EXHIBITION PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to exhibit for a monetary consideration to a minor or knowingly to sell to a minor an admission ticket or pass or knowingly to admit a minor, whether or not for a monetary consideration, to a place of public a…

617.295 EXEMPTIONS. The following are exempt from criminal or other action hereunder: (1) recognized and established schools, churches, museums, medical clinics and physicians, hospitals, public libraries, governmental agencies or quasi governmental sponsored organizations, and p…

617.296 PENALTIES; INJUNCTIVE REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Gross misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1a, a violation of any provision of sections 617.291 to 617.297 is a gross misdemeanor. § Subd. 1a.Penalty for display of harmful materials. A violation of secti…

617.297 EVIDENCE OF ADHERENCE TO MOTION PICTURE RATING SYSTEM. In any proceeding or prosecution involving the exhibitor or owner of any motion picture theatre, evidence of compliance or noncompliance with and adherence to a rating system recognized in the motion picture industry …

617.298 OBSCENE MOTION PICTURES AT DRIVE-IN THEATERS; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section 617.299, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Obscene. "Obscene" has the meaning given to it in sectio…

617.299 OBSCENE MOTION PICTURES; PROHIBITING EXHIBITION AT DRIVE-IN THEATERS. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor. Subject to the exemptions of section 617.295, a person who exhibits an obscene motion picture at a drive-in theatre is guilty of a misdemeanor. § Subd. 2.Penalty enhancement…

617.80 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. The definitions in this section apply to sections 617.80 to 617.87. § Subd. 2.Building. "Building" means a structure suitable for human shelter, a commercial structure that is maintained for business activities that involve human occ…

617.81 NUISANCE; ACTS CONSTITUTING; INJUNCTION; NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Injunction. In order to obtain a temporary injunction under section 617.82 or a permanent injunction or order of abatement under section 617.83, the provisions of sections 617.80 to 617.87 must be followed. §…

617.82 AGREED ABATEMENT PLANS; TEMPORARY ORDER. (a) If the recipient of a notice under section 617.81, subdivision 4, either abates the conduct constituting the nuisance or enters into an agreed abatement plan within 30 days of service of the notice and complies with the agreemen…

617.83 INJUNCTION; ORDER OF ABATEMENT. Upon proof of a nuisance described in section 617.81, subdivision 2, the court shall issue a permanent injunction and enter an order of abatement, except as otherwise provided by section 617.85. The permanent injunction must describe the con…

617.84 MOVABLE PROPERTY. The order of abatement may direct the removal of movable property used in conducting or maintaining the nuisance and direct the sale of property belonging to a respondent who was notified or appeared. The sale shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions…

617.85 NUISANCE; MOTION TO CANCEL LEASE. Where notice is provided under section 617.81, subdivision 4, that an abatement of a nuisance is sought and the circumstances that are the basis for the requested abatement involved the acts of a commercial or residential tenant or lessee …

617.86 CONTEMPT. Whoever violates a temporary injunction, permanent injunction, or abatement order granted under sections 617.80 to 617.87 may be adjudged in contempt of court. History: 1987 c 283 s 7

617.87 RELEASE OF PROPERTY. If, after an order of abatement has been entered, the owner appears and pays the costs of the action and files a bond in an amount determined by the court, but not to exceed $50,000, conditioned that the owner will immediately abate the nuisance for a …

617.90 GRAFFITI DAMAGE ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "graffiti" means unauthorized markings of paint, dye, or other similar substance that have been placed on real or personal property such as buildings, fences, transportation equipment, or oth…

617.91 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.General. The definitions in this section apply to sections 617.91 to 617.97. § Subd. 2.Continuously or regularly. "Continuously or regularly" means at least three separate incidents or occurrences in a period of not more than 12 months. § Subd.…

617.92 PUBLIC NUISANCE. § Subdivision 1.Gang activities. A criminal gang that continuously or regularly engages in gang activities is a public nuisance. § Subd. 2.Use of place. The continuous or regular use of a place by a lessee or tenant to engage in or allow gang activity by a…

617.93 SUIT TO ABATE NUISANCE. (a) A county or city attorney or the attorney general may sue to enjoin a public nuisance under sections 617.91 to 617.97. (b) A person who continuously or regularly engages in gang activity as a member of a criminal gang may be made a defendant in …

617.94 COURT ORDER. (a) If the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a criminal gang constitutes a public nuisance, the court may enter a temporary or permanent order: (1) enjoining a defendant in the suit from engaging in the gang activities; and (2) imposing oth…

617.95 VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER; FINE AND CRIMINAL PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Fine for civil contempt. A person who violates a temporary or permanent injunctive order issued under section 617.94 is subject to a fine for civil contempt of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. …

617.96 ATTORNEY FEES. In an action brought under sections 617.91 to 617.97, the court may award a prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs. History: 2007 c 150 s 6

617.97 USE OF PLACE; EVIDENCE. (a) In an action brought under sections 617.91 to 617.97, proof that gang activity by a member of a criminal gang is continuously or regularly committed at a place or proof that a place is continuously or regularly used for engaging in gang activity…