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MN Stat § 617.83 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.83 — Injunction; Order Of Abatement.

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 conduct permanently enjoined. The order of abatement must direct the closing of the building or a portion of it for one year, except as otherwise provided in section 617.84 or 617.85, unless sooner released pursuant to section 617.87. Before an abatement order is enforced against a building or portion of it, the owner must be served with the abatement order and a notice of the right to file a motion under section 617.85 in the same manner that a summons is served under the Rules of Civil Procedure. A copy of the abatement order shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the building or affected portion. History:  1987 c 283 s 4; 1997 c 100 s 3
MN Stat § 617.84 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.84 — Movable Property.

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 of chapter 550 on the sale of property on execution. A person appointed by the court as receiver of the building may use a building or portion of it which is the subject of an abatement order in a manner approved by the court. Costs of the sale on execution, moving and storage fees, and any receivership must be paid out of the receipts from the sale of the movable property or any rents collected during the receivership. The balance from the sale of movable property must be paid to the owner of the property. The balance from any rents collected during any receivership shall be paid to the treasury of the unit of government which brought the abatement action. History:   1987 c 283 s 5
MN Stat § 617.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.85 — Nuisance; Motion To Cancel Lease.

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 of part or all of a building, the owner of the building that is subject to the abatement proceeding may file before the court that has jurisdiction over the abatement proceeding a motion to cancel the lease or otherwise secure restitution of the premises from the tenant or lessee who has maintained or conducted the nuisance. The owner may assign to the prosecuting attorney the right to file this motion. In addition to the grounds provided in sections 504B.281 to 504B.371, the maintaining or conducting of a nuisance as defined in section 617.81, subdivision 2, by a tenant or lessee, is an additional ground authorized by law for seeking the cancellation of a lease or the restitution of the premises. Service of motion brought under this section must be served in a manner that is sufficient under the Rules of Civil Procedure and sections 504B.281 to 504B.371. It is no defense to a motion under this section by the owner or the prosecuting attorney that the lease or other agreement controlling the tenancy or leasehold does not provide for eviction or cancellation of the lease upon the ground provided in this section. Upon a finding by the court that the tenant or lessee has maintained or conducted a nuisance in any portion of the building, the court shall order cancellation of the lease or tenancy and grant restitution of the premises to the owner. The court must not order abatement of the premises if the court: (1) cancels a lease or tenancy and grants restitution of that portion of the premises to the owner; and (2) further finds that the act or acts constituting the nuisance as defined in section 617.81, subdivision 2, were committed by the tenant or lessee whose lease or tenancy has been canceled pursuant to this section and the tenant or lessee was not committing the act or acts in conjunction with or under the control of the owner. History:  1987 c 283 s 6; 1995 c 244 s 34; 1997 c 100 s 4; 1997 c 239 art 12 s 10; 2005 c 136 art 7 s 18; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 119
MN Stat § 617.86 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.86 — Contempt.

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
MN Stat § 617.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.87 — Release Of Property.

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 period of one year, the court may, if satisfied of the owner's good faith, order the release of the building or portion of it which is subject to the order of abatement. If the premises are released, for each day during the term of the bond that the owner knowingly permits any part of the premises to be used for any activity which was the basis of the abatement order, the owner shall forfeit $1,000 under the bond. Forfeiture under the bond does not relieve the owner from prosecution for contempt. Release of the property pursuant to this section does not release it from an injunction issued under section 617.83 or any other judgment, penalty, lien, or liability to which it may be subject by law. History:   1987 c 283 s 8
MN Stat § 617.90 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.90 — Graffiti Damage Action.

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 other structures, or the unauthorized etching or scratching of the surfaces of such real or personal property, any of which markings, scratchings, or etchings are visible from premises open to the public. Subd. 2. Cause of action. An action for damage to property caused by graffiti may be brought by the owner of public or private property on which graffiti has been placed. Damages may be recovered for three times the cost of restoring the property, or the court may order a defendant to perform the work of restoring the property. Damages may be recovered from an individual who placed graffiti on public or private real or personal property or from the parent of a minor individual. The liability of the parent is limited to the amount specified in section 540.18. The court may award attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. History:   2004 c 149 s 1
MN Stat § 617.91 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.91 — Definitions.

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. 3. Criminal gang. "Criminal gang" has the meaning given in section 609.229. Subd. 4. Gang activity. "Gang activity" means the commission of one or more of the offenses listed in section 609.11, subdivision 9; criminal damage to property in the first or second degree under section 609.595, subdivision 1 or 1a; trespass under section 609.605; disorderly conduct under section 609.72; or unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor under section 624.713, subdivision 1, clause (1). Subd. 5. Place. "Place" means: (1) a structure suitable for human shelter, a commercial structure that is maintained for business activities, a portion of the structure, or the land surrounding the structure that is under the control of the person who owns or is responsible for maintaining the structure. If the place is a multiunit dwelling, a hotel or motel, or a commercial or office building, "place" means only the portion of the place in which a public nuisance is maintained or permitted, including a dwelling unit, room, suite of rooms, office, common area, storage area, garage, parking area, or the land surrounding the place that is under the control of the person who owns or is responsible for maintaining the structure; or (2) a parcel of land that does not include a structure and is under the control of the person who owns or is responsible for maintaining the land. History:  2007 c 150 s 1; 2012 c 200 s 1
MN Stat § 617.92 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.92 — Public Nuisance.

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 criminal gang that is knowingly permitted by the owner or a person who is responsible for maintaining the place on behalf of the owner is a public nuisance. History:   2007 c 150 s 2
MN Stat § 617.93 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.93 — Suit To Abate Nuisance.

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 a suit. (c) If the public nuisance involves the use of a place as provided in section 617.92, subdivision 2, the owner or a person who is responsible for maintaining the place on behalf of the owner may be made a defendant in the suit pursuant to the procedures applicable to owners under sections 617.81 to 617.87. History:   2007 c 150 s 3
MN Stat § 617.94 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.94 — Court Order.

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 other reasonable requirements to prevent the defendant from engaging in future gang activities. (b) "Reasonable requirement" as specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), means an injunctive limitation on gang behavior and social interaction that reduces the opportunity for gang activity. The court in imposing reasonable requirements must balance state interests in public safety against constitutional freedoms. (c) If the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a place is continuously or regularly used in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance, the court may include in its order reasonable requirements to prevent the use of the place for gang activity. This may include cancellation of any applicable lease pursuant to the procedures in section 617.85 that may involve any tenant or lessee who has maintained or conducted the public nuisance, or other reasonable requirements established in the order. History:   2007 c 150 s 4
MN Stat § 617.95 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.95 — Violation Of Court Order; Fine And Criminal Penalty.

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. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. A person who knowingly violates a temporary or permanent injunctive order issued under section 617.94 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   2007 c 150 s 5
MN Stat § 617.96 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.96 — Attorney Fees.

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
MN Stat § 617.97 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 617 — Abortion; Obscenity; Nuisance|Section 617.97 — Use Of Place; Evidence.

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 by a member of a criminal gang is prima facie evidence that the person who owns or is responsible for maintaining the place knowingly permitted the act. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the person who owns or is responsible for maintaining the place proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the person has made reasonable efforts to prevent the occurrence of the gang activity, which may include cancellation of or an attempt to cancel the lease. History:   2007 c 150 s 7
MN Stat § 624.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.21 — Sale, Possession, And Use Of Fireworks Prohibited.

624.21 SALE, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED. Except as otherwise provided in sections 624.20 to 624.25, it shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or wholesale, possess, advertise, use, or explode any fireworks. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the possession, use, or explosion of fireworks by an engineer licensed pursuant to sections 326.02 and 326.03 or a person under the engineer's direct supervision when undertaking acoustical testing; or sales at wholesale to those persons holding valid permits for a fireworks display from a governmental subdivision of the state; or sales outside the state or sales to licensed professional engineers for acoustical testing purposes only. History:  1941 c 125 s 2; 1963 c 818 s 1; 1982 c 440 s 1; 1988 c 584 s 3; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 17
MN Stat § 624.221 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.221 — Exemptions For License Or Permit Holder.

624.221 EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSE OR PERMIT HOLDER. Sections 624.20, 624.21, and 624.23 to 624.25 do not apply to: (1) the holders of a federal explosives license or permit issued pursuant to United States Code, title 18, chapter 40, or their agents when the holder or agent is acting in compliance with the conditions of licensure; or (2) the holders of permits issued pursuant to section 624.22 or their agents, from the date of issuance until 20 days after the date of exhibition authorized by the permit, when the holder or agent is acting in compliance with the conditions of the permit and section 624.22. History:   1988 c 584 s 4
MN Stat § 624.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.23 — Construction Of Sections 624.20 To 624.25.

624.23 CONSTRUCTION OF SECTIONS 624.20 TO 624.25. Nothing in sections 624.20 to 624.25 shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer, or jobber, from possessing or selling at wholesale fireworks which are not prohibited; or the possession or sale of any kind of fireworks for shipment directly out of the state; or the possession or use of fireworks by airplanes and railroads, or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination; or the possession, sale, or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports, or for use by military organizations or for use as a bird or animal repelling device. History:  1941 c 125 s 4; 1971 c 710 s 1; 1988 c 584 s 5
MN Stat § 624.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.24 — Officers May Seize Illegal Fireworks.

624.24 OFFICERS MAY SEIZE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. The state fire marshal, or any sheriff, police officer, or local fire marshal, shall seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks or combustibles offered or exposed for sale, stored, or held in violation of sections 624.20 to 624.25. History:  1941 c 125 s 5; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 624.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.25 — Violation.

624.25 VIOLATION. Any person violating the provisions of sections 624.20 to 624.24 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the violation involves explosive fireworks in an amount of 35 pounds gross container weight or more, to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; (2) if the violation involves explosive fireworks in an amount of less than 35 pounds gross container weight, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both; and (3) if the violation involves any amount of fireworks other than explosive fireworks, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. History:  1941 c 125 s 6; 1988 c 584 s 6; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 624.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.30 — Manufacture And Distribution Of Tokens, When Prohibited.

624.30 MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOKENS, WHEN PROHIBITED. The manufacture, sale, offering for sale, advertising for sale, or distribution of tokens, checks, or slugs similar in size and shape to lawful coin of the United States with knowledge or reason to believe that such tokens, checks, or slugs may be used in substitution for any such lawful coin in any vending machine, parking meter, service meter, coin box telephone, or other coin receptacle designed to receive or be operated only by lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property, privilege, or service, is hereby prohibited. History:   1941 c 132 s 1
MN Stat § 624.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.31 — Restrictions As To Size Of Tokens.

624.31 RESTRICTIONS AS TO SIZE OF TOKENS. No person shall manufacture, sell, or offer for sale or distribute any checks, tokens, or slugs unless they shall be either five percent larger or five percent smaller in diameter than any lawful coin of the United States. History:   1941 c 132 s 2
MN Stat § 624.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.32 — Knowledge Of Illegal Use Presumed.

624.32 KNOWLEDGE OF ILLEGAL USE PRESUMED. In the trial of a defendant for violation of the provisions of sections 624.30 to 624.33, knowledge or reason to believe, within the meaning thereof, shall be deemed to exist upon the presentation of proof to the court that any county attorney, sheriff, or chief of police in the state, or a deputy or delegate of such officer, has given written notice to the defendant that tokens, checks, or slugs of the kind manufactured, sold, offered for sale, advertised for sale, or distributed by the defendant are being used in substitution for lawful coin in the operation of any such coin receptacle or machine; provided that such notice shall have been given prior to the time of the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, advertising for sale, or distribution of such tokens, checks, or slugs for which the defendant is being tried. History:  1941 c 132 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 624.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.33 — Violation A Misdemeanor.

624.33 VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of sections 624.30 to 624.32 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1941 c 132 s 4
MN Stat § 624.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.61 — Armed Association.

624.61 ARMED ASSOCIATION. It shall not be lawful for any body of persons, other than the National Guard, troops of the United States and, with the consent of the governor, sons and daughters of veterans and cadets of educational institutions where military science is taught, to associate themselves together as a military company with arms, but members of social and benevolent organizations are not prohibited from wearing swords. Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. History:  (10533) RL s 5195; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 624.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.62 — Boarding Moving Engines Or Cars.

624.62 BOARDING MOVING ENGINES OR CARS. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a passenger or employee, to get on or off, or attempt to get on or off, or to swing on, or hang on from the outside of, any engine or car or any electric motor or street car upon any railway or track, while the engine, car, motor, or street car is in motion, or switching or being switched. Every person who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10, and any sheriff or police officer finding any person in the act of violating this section shall arrest, take before a proper court, and make a verified complaint against the person for the violation. History:  (10507) RL s 5178; 1983 c 359 s 93; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 624.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.63 — Dangerous Exhibitions.

624.63 DANGEROUS EXHIBITIONS. Every proprietor, lessee, or occupant of any place of amusement, or any plat of ground, or building, who shall use or allow it to be used for the exhibition of skill in throwing any sharp instrument at or toward any human being, or who shall aim or discharge, or allow to be aimed or discharged, at or toward any human being, any bowgun, pistol, or firearm of any description, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (10266) RL s 5004
MN Stat § 624.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms|Section 624.64 — Acrobatic Exhibitions.

624.64 ACROBATIC EXHIBITIONS. Every proprietor, occupant, or lessee of any place where acrobatic exhibitions are held, who shall permit any person to perform on any trapeze, rope, pole, or other acrobatic contrivance, without network, or other sufficient means of protection from falling or other accident, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  (10267) RL s 5005; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 22