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MN Stat § 609.5051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.5051 — Criminal Alert Network; False Or Misleading Information Prohibited.

609.5051 CRIMINAL ALERT NETWORK; FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION PROHIBITED. Whoever uses the criminal alert network under section 299A.61 to disseminate information regarding the commission of a crime knowing that it is false or misleading, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1995 c 226 art 4 s 22; 1995 c 244 s 19
MN Stat § 609.506 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.506 — Prohibiting Giving Peace Officer False Name.

609.506 PROHIBITING GIVING PEACE OFFICER FALSE NAME. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Whoever with intent to obstruct justice gives a fictitious name other than a nickname, or gives a false date of birth, or false or fraudulently altered identification card to a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), when that officer makes inquiries incident to a lawful investigatory stop or lawful arrest, or inquiries incident to executing any other duty imposed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Name of another; gross misdemeanor. Whoever with intent to obstruct justice gives the name and date of birth of another person to a peace officer, as defined in subdivision 1, when the officer makes inquiries incident to a lawful investigatory stop or lawful arrest, or inquiries incident to executing any other duty imposed by law, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 3. Fictitious name; gross misdemeanor. Whoever in any criminal proceeding with intent to obstruct justice gives a fictitious name, other than a nickname, or gives a false date of birth to a court official is guilty of a misdemeanor. Whoever in any criminal proceeding with intent to obstruct justice gives the name and date of birth of another person to a court official is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. "Court official" includes a judge, referee, court administrator, or any employee of the court. History:  1987 c 127 s 1; 1988 c 681 s 17; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 45; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 40
MN Stat § 609.507 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.507 — Falsely Reporting Child Abuse.

609.507 FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (1) informs another person that a person has committed sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect of a child, as defined in section 260E.03; (2) knows that the allegation is false or is without reason to believe that the alleged abuser committed the abuse or neglect; and (3) has the intent that the information influence a child custody hearing. History:  1988 c 662 s 3; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 140
MN Stat § 609.508 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.508 — False Information To Financial Institution.

609.508 FALSE INFORMATION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person informs a financial institution, orally or in writing, that one or more of the person's blank checks or debit cards have been lost or stolen, knowing or having reason to know that the information is false. History:   2000 c 354 s 2
MN Stat § 609.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.51 — Simulating Legal Process.

609.51 SIMULATING LEGAL PROCESS. Subdivision 1. Acts prohibited. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) sends or delivers to another any document which simulates a summons, complaint, or court process with intent thereby to induce payment of a claim; or (2) prints, distributes, or offers for sale any such document knowing or intending that it shall be so used. Subd. 2. Exceptions. This section does not prohibit the printing, distribution or sale of blank forms of legal documents for use in judicial proceedings. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.51; 1971 c 23 s 53
MN Stat § 609.515 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.515 — Misconduct Of Judicial Or Hearing Officer.

609.515 MISCONDUCT OF JUDICIAL OR HEARING OFFICER. Whoever does any of the following, when the act is not in violation of section 609.42, is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) being a judicial or hearing officer, does either of the following: (a) agrees with or promises another to determine a cause or controversy or issue pending or to be brought before the officer for or against any party; or (b) intentionally obtains or receives and uses information relating thereto contrary to the regular course of the proceeding; and (2) induces a judicial or hearing officer to act contrary to the provisions of this section. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.515; 1971 c 23 s 54; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 609.5151 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.5151 — Dissemination Of Personal Information About Law Enforcement Prohibited; Penalty.

609.5151 DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "family or household member" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2; (2) "law enforcement official" means both peace officers as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, and persons employed by a law enforcement agency; and (3) "personal information" means a home address, directions to a home, or photographs of a home. Subd. 2. Crime described. (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and without consent make publicly available, including but not limited to through the Internet, personal information about a law enforcement official or an official's family or household member, if: (1) the dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to the official's safety or the safety of an official's family or household member; and (2) the person making the information publicly available knows or reasonably should know of the imminent and serious threat. (b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates paragraph (a) and a law enforcement official or an official's family or household member suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation. (c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:   1Sp2021 c 11 art 2 s 40
MN Stat § 609.521 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.521 — Possession Of Shoplifting Gear.

609.521 POSSESSION OF SHOPLIFTING GEAR. (a) As used in this section, an "electronic article surveillance system" means any electronic device or devices that are designed to detect the unauthorized removal of marked merchandise from a store. (b) Whoever has in possession any device, gear, or instrument designed to assist in shoplifting or defeating an electronic article surveillance system with intent to use the same to shoplift and thereby commit theft 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. History:  1975 c 314 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 8 s 26
MN Stat § 609.523 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.523 — Return Of Stolen Property To Owners.

609.523 RETURN OF STOLEN PROPERTY TO OWNERS. Subdivision 1. Photographic record. Photographs of property, as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or to have otherwise obtained unlawfully, are competent evidence if the photographs are admissible into evidence under all rules of law governing the admissibility of photographs into evidence. The photographic record, when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in evidence as the property itself. Subd. 2. Record of property. The photographs may bear a written description of the property alleged to have been wrongfully taken, the name of the owner of the property taken, the name of the accused, the name of the arresting law enforcement officer, the date of the photograph, and the signature of the photographer. Subd. 3. Return of property. A law enforcement agency which is holding property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or to have otherwise obtained unlawfully may return that property to its owner if: (1) the appropriately identified photographs are filed and retained by the law enforcement agency; (2) satisfactory proof of ownership of the property is shown by the owner; (3) a declaration of ownership is signed under penalty of perjury; and (4) a receipt for the property is obtained from the owner upon delivery by the law enforcement agency. Subd. 4. Examination of property. If the recovered property has a value in excess of $150, then the owner shall retain possession for at least 14 days to allow the defense attorney to examine the property. History:   1982 c 539 s 1
MN Stat § 609.525 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.525 — Bringing Stolen Goods Into State.

609.525 BRINGING STOLEN GOODS INTO STATE. Subdivision 1. Crime. Whoever brings property into the state which the actor has stolen outside the state, or received outside of the state knowing it to have been stolen, may be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of section 609.52, subdivision 3. The actor may be charged, indicted, and tried in any county, but not more than one county, into or through which the actor has brought such property. Subd. 2. Defining stolen property. Property is stolen within the meaning of this section if the act by which the owner was deprived of property was a criminal offense under the laws of the state in which the act was committed and would constitute a theft under this chapter if the act had been committed in this state. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.525; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 609.526 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.526 — Precious Metal And Scrap Metal Dealers; Receiving Stolen Property.

609.526 PRECIOUS METAL AND SCRAP METAL DEALERS; RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "precious metal dealer" has the meaning given in section 325F.731, subdivision 2; and (2) "scrap metal dealer" has the meaning given in section 325E.21, subdivision 1. Subd. 2. Crime described. Any precious metal dealer or scrap metal dealer or any person employed by a dealer, who receives, possesses, transfers, buys, or conceals any stolen property or property obtained by robbery, knowing or having reason to know the property was stolen or obtained by robbery, may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the value of the property received, bought, or concealed is $1,000 or more, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both; (2) if the value of the property received, bought, or concealed is less than $1,000 but more than $500, to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $25,000, or both; (3) if the value of the property received, bought, or concealed is $500 or less, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. Any person convicted of violating this section a second or subsequent time within a period of one year may be sentenced as provided in clause (1). History:  1989 c 290 art 7 s 6; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72; 2007 c 54 art 2 s 10
MN Stat § 609.528 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.528 — Possession Or Sale Of Stolen Or Counterfeit Check; Penalties.

609.528 POSSESSION OR SALE OF STOLEN OR COUNTERFEIT CHECK; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Definition. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Direct victim" means any person or entity described in section 611A.01, paragraph (b), from whom a check is stolen or whose name or other identifying information is contained in a counterfeit check. (c) "Indirect victim" means any person or entity described in section 611A.01, paragraph (b), other than a direct victim. (d) "Loss" means value obtained, as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (3), and expenses incurred by a direct or indirect victim as a result of a violation of this section. Subd. 2. Crime. A person who sells, possesses, receives, or transfers a check that is stolen or counterfeit, knowing or having reason to know the check is stolen or counterfeit, is guilty of a crime and may be punished as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Penalties. A person who violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the offense involves a single direct victim and the total, combined loss to the direct victim and any indirect victims is $250 or less, the person may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (5); (2) if the offense involves a single direct victim and the total, combined loss to the direct victim and any indirect victims is more than $250 but not more than $500, the person may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (4); (3) if the offense involves two or three direct victims or the total, combined loss to the direct and indirect victims is more than $500 but not more than $2,500, the person may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (3); and (4) if the offense involves four or more direct victims, or if the total, combined loss to the direct and indirect victims is more than $2,500, the person may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (2). History:   2000 c 354 s 4
MN Stat § 609.529 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.529 — Mail Theft.

609.529 MAIL THEFT. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article addressed to another. (c) "Mail depository" means a mail box, letter box, or mail receptacle; a post office or station of a post office; a mail route; or a postal service vehicle. Subd. 2. Crime. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of mail theft and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3: (1) intentionally and without claim of right removes mail from a mail depository; (2) intentionally and without claim of right takes mail from a mail carrier; (3) obtains custody of mail by intentionally deceiving a mail carrier, or other person who rightfully possesses or controls the mail, with a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to deceive and which does deceive a mail carrier or other person who possesses or controls the mail; (4) intentionally and without claim of right removes the contents of mail addressed to another; (5) intentionally and without claim of right takes mail, or the contents of mail, that has been left for collection on or near a mail depository; or (6) receives, possesses, transfers, buys, or conceals mail obtained by acts described in clauses (1) to (5), knowing or having reason to know the mail was obtained illegally. Subd. 3. Penalties. A person convicted under subdivision 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to a payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. Subd. 4. Venue. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 627.01, an offense committed under subdivision 2 may be prosecuted in: (1) the county where the offense occurred; or (2) the county of residence or place of business of the direct victim or indirect victim. History:   2003 c 106 s 4
MN Stat § 609.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.53 — Receiving Stolen Property.

609.53 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Penalty. Except as otherwise provided in section 609.526, any person who receives, possesses, transfers, buys or conceals any stolen property or property obtained by robbery, knowing or having reason to know the property was stolen or obtained by robbery, may be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of section 609.52, subdivision 3. Subd. 1a.  [Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1982 c 613 s 7] Subd. 2a.  [Repealed, 1982 c 613 s 7] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14] Subd. 3a.  [Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14] Subd. 4. Civil action; treble damages. Any person who has been injured by a violation of subdivision 1 or section 609.526 may bring an action for three times the amount of actual damages sustained by the plaintiff or $1,500, whichever is greater, and the costs of suit and reasonable attorney's fees. Subd. 5. Value. In this section, "value" has the meaning defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (3). History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.53; 1973 c 669 s 1; 1979 c 232 s 1,2; 1981 c 333 s 14-17; 1982 c 613 s 1-4; 1984 c 483 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 46,47; 1989 c 290 art 7 s 7,8
MN Stat § 609.5313 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.5313 — Forfeiture By Judicial Action; Procedure.

609.5313 FORFEITURE BY JUDICIAL ACTION; PROCEDURE. (a) The forfeiture of property under sections 609.5311 and 609.5312 is governed by this section. A separate complaint must be filed against the property stating the act, omission, or occurrence giving rise to the forfeiture and the date and place of the act or occurrence. Within 60 days from when the seizure occurs, the prosecuting authority shall notify the owner or possessor of the property of the action, if known or readily ascertainable. The action must be captioned in the name of the prosecuting authority or the prosecuting authority's designee as plaintiff and the property as defendant. Upon motion by the prosecuting authority, a court may extend the time period for sending notice for a period not to exceed 90 days for good cause shown. (b) If notice is not sent in accordance with paragraph (a), and no time extension is granted or the extension period has expired, the appropriate agency shall return the property to the person from whom the property was seized, if known. An agency's return of property due to lack of proper notice does not restrict the right of the agency to commence a forfeiture proceeding at a later time. The agency shall not be required to return contraband or other property that the person from whom the property was seized may not legally possess. History:  1988 c 665 s 13; 2010 c 391 s 13; 2012 c 128 s 26
MN Stat § 609.5316 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.5316 — Summary Forfeitures.

609.5316 SUMMARY FORFEITURES. Subdivision 1. Contraband. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if the property is contraband, the property must be summarily forfeited and either destroyed or used by the appropriate agency for law enforcement purposes. Upon summary forfeiture, weapons used must be destroyed by the appropriate agency unless the agency decides to use the weapons for law enforcement purposes or sell the weapons in a commercially reasonable manner to federally licensed firearms dealers, as defined in section 624.7161, subdivision 1. If a weapon is sold under this subdivision, the proceeds must be distributed under section 609.5315, subdivision 5 or 5b. Subd. 2. Controlled substances. (a) Controlled substances listed in Schedule I that are possessed, transferred, sold, or offered for sale in violation of chapter 152, are contraband and must be seized and summarily forfeited. Controlled substances listed in Schedule I that are seized or come into the possession of peace officers, the owners of which are unknown, are contraband and must be summarily forfeited. (b) Species of plants from which controlled substances in Schedules I and II may be derived that have been planted or cultivated in violation of chapter 152 or of which the owners or cultivators are unknown, or that are wild growths, may be seized and summarily forfeited to the state. The appropriate agency or its authorized agent may seize the plants if the person in occupancy or in control of land or premises where the plants are growing or being stored fails to produce an appropriate registration or proof that the person is the holder of appropriate registration. Subd. 3. Weapons, telephone cloning paraphernalia, automated sales suppression devices, and bullet-resistant vests. Weapons used are contraband and must be summarily forfeited to the appropriate agency upon conviction of the weapon's owner or possessor for a controlled substance crime; for any offense of this chapter or chapter 624, or for a violation of an order for protection under section 518B.01, subdivision 14. Bullet-resistant vests, as defined in section 609.486, worn or possessed during the commission or attempted commission of a crime are contraband and must be summarily forfeited to the appropriate agency upon conviction of the owner or possessor for a controlled substance crime or for any offense of this chapter. Telephone cloning paraphernalia used in a violation of section 609.894, and automated sales suppression devices, phantom-ware, and other devices containing an automated sales suppression or phantom-ware device or software used in violation of section 289A.63, subdivision 12, are contraband and must be summarily forfeited to the appropriate agency upon a conviction. History:  1988 c 665 s 16; 1990 c 439 s 2; 1994 c 636 art 3 s 16,17; 1996 c 331 s 1; 1996 c 408 art 4 s 9; 2012 c 127 s 1; 2014 c 201 s 3; 1Sp2017 c 1 art 12 s 4
MN Stat § 609.5319 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.5319 — Financial Institution Secured Interest.

609.5319 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SECURED INTEREST. Property that is subject to a bona fide security interest, based upon a loan or other financing arranged by a bank, credit union, or any other financial institution, is subject to the interest of the bank, credit union, or other financial institution in any forfeiture proceeding that is based upon a violation of any provision of this chapter or the commission of any other criminal act. The security interest must be established by clear and convincing evidence. History:   1996 c 408 art 11 s 7
MN Stat § 609.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims|Chapter 609 — Criminal Code|Section 609.54 — Embezzlement Of Public Funds.

609.54 EMBEZZLEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS. Whoever does an act which constitutes embezzlement under the provisions of Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 13 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the value of the funds so embezzled is $2,500, or less, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; or (2) if such value is more than $2,500, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. History:  1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.54; 1976 c 2 s 172; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11