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MN Stat § 609.684 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.684 — Abuse Of Toxic Substances.

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 solvents, but does not include glue, cement, or paint contained in a packaged kit for the construction of a model automobile, airplane, or similar item; (2) butane or a butane lighter; or (3) any similar substance declared to be toxic to the central nervous system and to have a potential for abuse, by a rule adopted by the commissioner of health under chapter 14. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1997 c 239 art 3 s 25] Subd. 3. Use for intoxication prohibited. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who uses or possesses any toxic substance with the intent of inducing intoxication, excitement, or stupefaction of the central nervous system, except under the direction and supervision of a medical doctor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who intentionally aids another in violation of this subdivision. Subd. 4. Notice required. (a) A business establishment that offers for sale at retail any toxic substance must display a conspicuous sign that contains the following, or substantially similar, language: "NOTICE It is a misdemeanor for a person to use or possess glue, cement, aerosol paint, with the intent of inducing intoxication, excitement, or stupefaction of the central nervous system. This use can be harmful or fatal." (b) A business establishment may omit from the required notice references to any toxic substance that is not offered for sale by that business establishment. (c) A business establishment that does not sell any toxic substance listed in subdivision 1 other than butane or butane lighters is not required to post a notice under paragraph (a). History:  1992 c 485 s 2; 1997 c 239 art 3 s 18
MN Stat § 609.686 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.686 — False Fire Alarms; Tampering With Or Injuring Fire Alarm System.

609.686 FALSE FIRE ALARMS; TAMPERING WITH OR INJURING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Whoever intentionally gives a false alarm of fire, or unlawfully tampers or interferes with any fire alarm system, fire protection device, or the station or signal box of any fire alarm system or any auxiliary fire appliance, or unlawfully breaks, injures, defaces, or removes any such system, device, box or station, or unlawfully breaks, injures, destroys, disables, renders inoperable, or disturbs any of the wires, poles, or other supports and appliances connected with or forming a part of any fire alarm system or fire protection device or any auxiliary fire appliance is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Felony. Whoever violates subdivision 1 by tampering and knows or has reason to know that the tampering creates the potential for bodily harm or the tampering results in bodily harm is guilty of a felony and 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. Subd. 3. Tampering. For purpose of this section, tampering means to intentionally disable, alter, or change the fire alarm system, fire protective device, or the station or signal box of any fire alarm system of any auxiliary fire appliance, with knowledge that it will be disabled or rendered inoperable. History:  1971 c 77 s 1; 1993 c 326 art 5 s 10
MN Stat § 609.687 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.687 — Adulteration.

609.687 ADULTERATION. Subdivision 1. Definition. "Adulteration" is the intentional adding of any substance, which has the capacity to cause death, bodily harm or illness by ingestion, injection, inhalation or absorption, to a substance having a customary or reasonably foreseeable human use. Subd. 2. Acts constituting. (a) Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that the adulteration will cause or is capable of causing death, bodily harm or illness, adulterates any substance with the intent to cause death, bodily harm or illness is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3; or (b) Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that a substance has been adulterated as defined in subdivision 1, distributes, disseminates, gives, sells, or otherwise transfers an adulterated substance with the intent to cause death, bodily harm or illness is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Sentence. Whoever violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the adulteration causes death, to imprisonment for not more than 40 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both; (2) if the adulteration causes any illness, pain, or other bodily harm, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both; (3) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. Subd. 4. Charging discretion. Criminal proceedings may be instituted under this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 29.24, 31.02, 31.601, 34.01, 151.34, 340A.508, subdivision 2, or other law proscribing adulteration of substances intended for use by persons. History:  1983 c 8 s 1; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 110; 1999 c 64 s 1,2; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 148
MN Stat § 609.688 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.688 — Adulteration By Bodily Fluid.

609.688 ADULTERATION BY BODILY FLUID. Subdivision 1. Definition. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Adulterates" is the intentional adding of a bodily fluid to a substance. (c) "Bodily fluid" means the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, urine, or feces of a human. Subd. 2. Crime. (a) Whoever adulterates any substance that the person knows or should know is intended for human consumption is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Whoever violates paragraph (a) and another person ingests the adulterated substance without knowledge of the adulteration is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:   2015 c 65 art 6 s 17
MN Stat § 609.705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.705 — Unlawful Assembly.

609.705 UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. When three or more persons assemble, each participant is guilty of unlawful assembly, which is a misdemeanor, if the assembly is: (1) with intent to commit any unlawful act by force; or (2) with intent to carry out any purpose in such manner as will disturb or threaten the public peace; or (3) without unlawful purpose, but the participants so conduct themselves in a disorderly manner as to disturb or threaten the public peace. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.705; 1971 c 23 s 69
MN Stat § 609.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.71 — Riot.

609.71 RIOT. Subdivision 1. Riot first degree. When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property and a death results, and one of the persons is armed with a dangerous weapon, that person is guilty of riot first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $35,000, or both. Subd. 2. Riot second degree. When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant who is armed with a dangerous weapon or knows that any other participant is armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of riot second degree and 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. Subd. 3. Riot third degree. When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant therein is guilty of riot third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.71; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 326 art 4 s 33
MN Stat § 609.713 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.713 — Threats Of Violence.

609.713 THREATS OF VIOLENCE. Subdivision 1. Threaten violence; intent to terrorize. Whoever threatens, directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose to terrorize another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, vehicle or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause serious public inconvenience, or in a reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience 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. As used in this subdivision, "crime of violence" has the meaning given "violent crime" in section 609.1095, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). Subd. 2. Communicates to terrorize. Whoever communicates to another with purpose to terrorize another or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror, that explosives or an explosive device or any incendiary device is present at a named place or location, whether or not the same is in fact present, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. Subd. 3. Display replica of firearm. (a) Whoever displays, exhibits, brandishes, or otherwise employs a replica firearm or a BB gun in a threatening manner, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if, in doing so, the person either: (1) causes or attempts to cause terror in another person; or (2) acts in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror in another person. (b) For purposes of this subdivision: (1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch or less in diameter; and (2) "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol, revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other firearm. The term replica firearm includes, but is not limited to, devices or objects that are designed to fire only blanks. History:  1971 c 845 s 19; 1988 c 712 s 15; 1990 c 461 s 3; 1993 c 326 art 4 s 34; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 45; art 3 s 23; 1995 c 244 s 24,25; 1998 c 367 art 6 s 15; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 609.714 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.714 — Crimes Committed In Furtherance Of Terrorism.

609.714 CRIMES COMMITTED IN FURTHERANCE OF TERRORISM. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, a crime is committed to "further terrorism" if the crime is a felony and is a premeditated act involving violence to persons or property that is intended to: (1) terrorize, intimidate, or coerce a considerable number of members of the public in addition to the direct victims of the act; and (2) significantly disrupt or interfere with the lawful exercise, operation, or conduct of government, lawful commerce, or the right of lawful assembly. Subd. 2. Furtherance of terrorism; crime described; penalty. A person who commits a felony crime to further terrorism is guilty of a crime. The statutory maximum for the crime is 50 percent longer than the statutory maximum for the underlying crime. History:   2002 c 401 art 1 s 20
MN Stat § 609.715 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.715 — Presence At Unlawful Assembly.

609.715 PRESENCE AT UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. Whoever without lawful purpose is present at the place of an unlawful assembly and refuses to leave when so directed by a law enforcement officer is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.715; 1971 c 23 s 70
MN Stat § 609.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.72 — Disorderly Conduct.

609.72 DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Subdivision 1. Crime. Whoever does any of the following in a public or private place, including on a school bus, knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know that it will, or will tend to, alarm, anger or disturb others or provoke an assault or breach of the peace, is guilty of disorderly conduct, which is a misdemeanor: (1) engages in brawling or fighting; or (2) disturbs an assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character; or (3) engages in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous, or noisy conduct or in offensive, obscene, or abusive language tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger, or resentment in others. A person does not violate this section if the person's disorderly conduct was caused by an epileptic seizure. [See Note.] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1969 c 226 s 1] Subd. 3. Caregiver; penalty for disorderly conduct. A caregiver, as defined in section 609.232, who violates the provisions of subdivision 1 against a vulnerable adult, as defined in section 609.232, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.72; 1967 c 242 s 1; 1971 c 23 s 71; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 236; 1991 c 279 s 34; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 46; 1995 c 229 art 2 s 7 NOTE: Subdivision 1, clause (2), was held unconstitutional under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because it is substantially overbroad. State v. Hensel, 901 N.W.2d 166 (Minn. 2017)
MN Stat § 609.735 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.735 — Concealing Identity.

609.735 CONCEALING IDENTITY. A person whose identity is concealed by the person in a public place by means of a robe, mask, or other disguise, unless based on religious beliefs, or incidental to amusement, entertainment, protection from weather, or medical treatment, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.735; 1971 c 23 s 73; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 30 s 1
MN Stat § 609.74 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.74 — Public Nuisance.

609.74 PUBLIC NUISANCE. Whoever by an act or failure to perform a legal duty intentionally does any of the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor: (1) maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of members of the public; or (2) interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous for passage, any public highway or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or (3) is guilty of any other act or omission declared by law to be a public nuisance and for which no sentence is specifically provided. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.74; 1971 c 23 s 74; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 609.745 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.745 — Permitting Public Nuisance.

609.745 PERMITTING PUBLIC NUISANCE. Whoever having control of real property permits it to be used to maintain a public nuisance or lets the same knowing it will be so used is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.745; 1971 c 23 s 75; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 609.7475 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.7475 — Fraudulent Or Otherwise Improper Financing Statements.

609.7475 FRAUDULENT OR OTHERWISE IMPROPER FINANCING STATEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "record" has the meaning given in section 336.9-102. Subd. 2. Crime described. A person who: (1) knowingly causes to be presented for filing or promotes the filing of a record that: (i) is not: (A) related to a valid lien or security agreement; or (B) filed pursuant to section 336.9-502(d); or (ii) contains a forged signature or is based upon a document containing a forged signature; or (2) presents for filing or causes to be presented for filing a record with the intent that it be used to harass or defraud any other person; is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Penalties. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a felony and 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, if the person: (1) commits the offense with intent to influence or otherwise tamper with a juror or a judicial proceeding or with intent to retaliate against: (i) a judicial officer, as defined in section 609.415; (ii) a prosecutor, defense attorney, or officer of the court, because of that person's performance of official duties in connection with a judicial proceeding; (iii) a sheriff or deputy sheriff because of that person's performance of official duties; (iv) a police officer or chief of police because of that person's performance of official duties; (v) an official or employee of the Department of Corrections or a local correctional agency because of that person's performance of official duties; or (vi) a county recorder because of that person's performance of official duties in connection with the filing of liens placed on real property; or (2) commits the offense after having been previously convicted of a violation of this section. Subd. 4. Venue. A violation of this section may be prosecuted in either the county of residence of the individual listed as debtor or the county in which the filing is made. History:  2006 c 260 art 7 s 13; 2012 c 210 s 1; 2014 c 306 s 1
MN Stat § 609.755 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.755 — Gambling; Misdemeanor.

609.755 GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) makes a bet; (2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery; (3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining state, with intent to encourage participation therein; (4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor's control to be used as a gambling place; or (5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device. Clause (5) does not prohibit possession of a gambling device in a person's dwelling for amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players an opportunity to obtain anything of value. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.755; 1971 c 23 s 76; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 47; 1994 c 633 art 4 s 10
MN Stat § 609.763 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.763 — Lawful Gambling Fraud.

609.763 LAWFUL GAMBLING FRAUD. Subdivision 1. Crime. A person is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2 if the person does any of the following: (1) knowingly claims a lawful gambling prize using altered or counterfeited gambling equipment; (2) knowingly claims a lawful gambling prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; (3) manipulates any form of lawful gambling or tampers with any gambling equipment with intent to influence the outcome of a game or the receipt of a prize; (4) knowingly tampers with or attempts to alter any component or device used in the conduct or play of electronic pull-tabs or electronic linked bingo as authorized under chapter 349 or attempts to convert legal gambling into illegal gambling at an establishment licensed under chapter 340A; (5) has unauthorized possession of an electronic pull-tab device, an electronic linked bingo device, or other component used in the conduct of electronic pull-tabs or electronic linked bingo as authorized under chapter 349; or (6) knowingly places or uses false information on a prize receipt or on any other form approved for use by the Gambling Control Board or the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety. Subd. 2. Penalty. A person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the dollar amount involved is $500 or less, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor; (2) if the dollar amount involved is more than $500 but not more than $2,500, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; and (3) if the dollar amount involved is more than $2,500, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $6,000, or both. Subd. 3. Aggregation; jurisdiction. In a prosecution under this section, the dollar amounts involved in violation of subdivision 1 within any 12-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly. When two or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the defendant may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this subdivision. History:  2000 c 318 s 1; 2005 c 136 art 17 s 47; 2014 c 240 s 20
MN Stat § 609.765 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.765 — Criminal Defamation.

609.765 CRIMINAL DEFAMATION. Subdivision 1. Definition. Defamatory matter is anything which exposes a person or a group, class or association to hatred, contempt, ridicule, degradation or disgrace in society, or injury to business or occupation. Subd. 2. Acts constituting. Whoever with knowledge of its false and defamatory character orally, in writing or by any other means, communicates any false and defamatory matter to a third person without the consent of the person defamed is guilty of criminal defamation and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. Subd. 3. Justification. Violation of subdivision 2 is justified if: (1) the communication is absolutely privileged; or (2) the communication consists of fair comment made in good faith with respect to persons participating in matters of public concern; or (3) the communication consists of a fair and true report or a fair summary of any judicial, legislative or other public or official proceedings; or (4) the communication is between persons each having an interest or duty with respect to the subject matter of the communication and is made with intent to further such interest or duty. Subd. 4. Testimony required. No person shall be convicted on the basis of an oral communication of defamatory matter except upon the testimony of at least two other persons that they heard and understood the oral statement as defamatory or upon a plea of guilty. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.765; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2016 c 126 s 8
MN Stat § 609.77 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.77 — False Information To News Media.

609.77 FALSE INFORMATION TO NEWS MEDIA. Whoever, with intent that it be published or disseminated and that it defame another person, communicates to any newspaper, magazine or other news media, any statement, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.77; 1971 c 23 s 77