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2023 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 364 days, 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; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.67 — False Certificate Of Registration Of Animals; False Representation As To Breed.

624.67 FALSE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF ANIMALS; FALSE REPRESENTATION AS TO BREED.
Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from any club, association, society, or company for the improvement of the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine, fowls, or other domestic animals, or birds, a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd, or other register of any such association, society, or company, or a transfer of any such registration, and every person who shall knowingly represent any animal used for breeding purposes to be of a greater degree of any particular strain of blood than such animal actually possesses, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
(10338) RL s 5064; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.68 — Receiving Deposit In Insolvent Banks Or Financial Organizations.

624.68 RECEIVING DEPOSIT IN INSOLVENT BANKS OR FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Every officer, director, agent, or employee of any banking organization or financial organization as defined in section 345.31 and every person, company, and corporation engaged in whole or in part, in business as a banking organization or financial organization, who shall accept or receive on deposit from any person, any money, bank bills, notes, currency, checks, bills, drafts, or paper circulating as money, knowing or, in the case of officers or directors, having good reason to know that such banking organization or financial organization is insolvent, and every person knowing of such insolvent condition who shall be accessory to, or permit, or connive at the accepting or receiving on deposit therein any such deposits, shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for not less than one year nor more than five years or by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000.
History:
(10407) RL s 5118; 1965 c 356 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 96; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.69 — Obstructing Public Levees.

624.69 OBSTRUCTING PUBLIC LEVEES.
It shall be unlawful for any houseboat, or other craft not used for the transportation of freight or passengers, to moor to or lay at the public levee of any city, or town, on the navigable waters of this state, where it will interfere with, inconvenience, or endanger the landing of any freight, passenger, or towing vessel. Every owner or person in charge of any such boat or craft, upon notice by the police of any city, or town, or the owner or agent of any freight, passenger, or towing craft, that it is obstructing the levee, interfering with, inconveniencing, or endangering the landing of any freight, passenger, or towing vessel, shall immediately cause the same to be removed and, upon neglect or refusal so to do, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days or by a fine of not more than $50.
History:
(10421) RL s 5132; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.70 — Duty Of Commission Merchants And Brokers.

624.70 DUTY OF COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND BROKERS.
It shall be the duty of every commission merchant, copartnership, association, corporation, or broker, doing business as such, to furnish to every customer or principal for whom such commission merchant, broker, copartnership, corporation, or association has executed any order, for the actual purchase or sale of any stocks, grain, provisions, or other commodities, or personal property, either for immediate or future delivery, a written statement containing the names of the parties from whom such property was bought, or to whom it shall have been sold, as the case may be, the time when, the place where, and the price at which the same was either bought or sold; and, in case such commission merchant, broker, copartnership, corporation, or association fails to properly furnish such statement, the fact of such failure shall be prima facie evidence that such property was not sold or bought in a legitimate manner.
History:
(10491) 1905 c 133 s 4; 1965 c 45 s 69
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.701 — Alcohol In Certain Buildings Or Grounds.

624.701 ALCOHOL IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS OR GROUNDS.
Subdivision 1.
Possession of alcohol on school grounds; penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1a, any person who introduces or possesses an alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 340A.101, on any public elementary or secondary school ground or in any public elementary or secondary school building is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 1a.
Exceptions.
Subdivision 1 does not apply to the following:
(1) experiments in laboratories;
(2) a person who has been issued a temporary license to sell 3.2 percent malt liquor under section 340A.403, subdivision 2, or intoxicating liquor under section 340A.404, subdivision 10; or
(3) a person possessing 3.2 percent malt liquor or intoxicating liquor as a result of a purchase from a person or organization holding a temporary license under section 340A.403, subdivision 2, or 340A.404, subdivision 10.
Subd. 2.
Possession of alcohol on state hospital grounds; penalty.
Any person who except by prescription of a licensed physician or permission of the hospital administrator shall introduce upon, or have in possession upon, or in, any state hospital or grounds thereof under the responsibility of the commissioner of human services any alcoholic beverage as defined in section 340A.101, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(10149) 1913 c 415 s 1; 1973 c 425 s 1; 1974 c 150 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 305 art 12 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 290 art 7 s 11; 1991 c 14 s 1,2; 1991 c 249 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.71 — Gun Control; Application Of Federal Law.

624.71 GUN CONTROL; APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it shall be lawful for any federally licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector to sell and deliver firearms and ammunition to a resident of any state in any instance where such sale and delivery is lawful under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-618).
Subd. 2.
Other state purchases.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it shall be lawful for a resident of Minnesota to purchase firearms and ammunition in any state in any instance where such sale and delivery is lawful under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-618).
History:
1969 c 216 s 1,2; 2015 c 65 art 3 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.711 — Declaration Of Policy.

624.711 DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is not the intent of the legislature to regulate shotguns, rifles and other longguns of the type commonly used for hunting and not defined as pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons, or to place costs of administration upon those citizens who wish to possess or carry pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons lawfully, or to confiscate or otherwise restrict the use of pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons by law-abiding citizens.
History:
1975 c 378 s 1; 1993 c 326 art 1 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7133 — Purchasing Firearm On Behalf Of Ineligible Person.

624.7133 PURCHASING FIREARM ON BEHALF OF INELIGIBLE PERSON.
Any person who purchases or otherwise obtains a firearm on behalf of or for transfer to a person known to be ineligible to possess or purchase a firearm pursuant to federal or state law is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
2015 c 65 art 3 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7141 — Transfer To Ineligible Person.

624.7141 TRANSFER TO INELIGIBLE PERSON.
Subdivision 1.
Transfer prohibited.
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who intentionally transfers a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon to another if the person knows that the transferee:
(1) has been denied a permit to carry under section 624.714 because the transferee is not eligible under section 624.713 to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon;
(2) has been found ineligible to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon by a chief of police or sheriff as a result of an application for a transferee permit or a transfer report; or
(3) is disqualified under section 624.713 from possessing a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon.
Subd. 2.
Felony.
A violation of this section is a felony if the transferee possesses or uses the weapon within one year after the transfer in furtherance of a felony crime of violence.
Subd. 3.
Subsequent eligibility.
This section is not applicable to a transfer to a person who became eligible to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon under section 624.713 after the transfer occurred but before the transferee used or possessed the weapon in furtherance of any crime.
History:
1994 c 636 art 3 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7144 — Allowing An Ineligible Person Access To Firearms.

624.7144 ALLOWING AN INELIGIBLE PERSON ACCESS TO FIREARMS.
A person who accepts a transferred firearm from an abusing party or offender pursuant to section 260C.201, subdivision 3; 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.2242, subdivision 3; or 609.749, subdivision 8, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the abusing party or offender obtains possession of the transferred firearm while the person is prohibited from possessing firearms. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that the third party who accepted the transferred firearm exercised due care to ensure that the abusing party or offender could not access the firearm. The third party shall not return the firearm to the abusing party or offender until the prohibiting time period imposed under section 260C.201, subdivision 3; 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.2242, subdivision 3; or 609.749, subdivision 8, has expired and the abusing party or offender presents a current, valid transferee permit or passes a federal background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The third party may rely on a court order describing the length of the prohibiting time period as conclusive evidence that the prohibiting time period has expired, unless otherwise notified by the court.
History:
2014 c 213 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.715 — Exemptions; Antiques And Ornaments.

624.715 EXEMPTIONS; ANTIQUES AND ORNAMENTS.
Sections 624.713 and 624.714 shall not apply to antique firearms which are carried or possessed as curiosities or for their historical significance or value, or to ammunition or primers, projectiles, or propellent powder designed solely for use in an antique firearm.
History:
1975 c 378 s 5; 2015 c 65 art 3 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7151 — Standardized Forms.

624.7151 STANDARDIZED FORMS.
By December 1, 1992, the commissioner shall adopt statewide standards governing the form and contents, as required by sections 624.7131 to 624.714, of every application for a pistol transferee permit, pistol transferee permit, report of transfer of a pistol, application for a permit to carry a pistol, and permit to carry a pistol that is granted or renewed on or after January 1, 1993.
Every application for a pistol transferee permit, pistol transferee permit, report of transfer of a pistol, application for a permit to carry a pistol, and permit to carry a pistol that is received, granted, or renewed by a police chief or county sheriff on or after January 1, 1993, must meet the statewide standards adopted by the commissioner. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, neither failure of the Department of Public Safety to adopt standards nor failure of the police chief or county sheriff to meet them shall delay the timely processing of applications nor invalidate permits issued on other forms meeting the requirements of sections 624.7131 to 624.714.
Any form used for the purpose of approving or disapproving a person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm that inquires about the applicant's use of controlled substances shall specifically authorize a patient in the registry program to refrain from reporting the use of medical cannabis flower and medical cannabinoid products and shall specifically authorize a person 21 years of age or older from refraining from reporting the use of adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products.
History:
1992 c 571 art 15 s 10; 1997 c 187 art 2 s 15; 2003 c 28 art 2 s 34; 2023 c 63 art 6 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7152 — Lawful Cannabis Users.

624.7152 LAWFUL CANNABIS USERS.
(a) A person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is a patient in the registry program.
(b) A person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is 21 years of age or older and uses adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products.
(c) A state or local agency may not access a database containing the identities of patients in the registry program to obtain information for the purpose of approving or disapproving a person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm.
(d) A state or local agency may not use information gathered from a database containing the identities of patients in the registry program to obtain information for the purpose of approving or disapproving a person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm.
(e) A state or local agency may not inquire about a person's status as a patient in the registry program for the purpose of approving or disapproving the person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm.
(f) A state or local agency may not inquire about the use of adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products by a person 21 years of age or older for the purpose of approving or disapproving the person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm.
History:
2023 c 63 art 6 s 71
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.716 — Saturday Night Specials Prohibited; Penalty.

624.716 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
Any federally licensed firearms dealer who sells a Saturday night special pistol, or any person who manufactures or assembles a Saturday night special pistol in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
1975 c 378 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7161 — Firearms Dealers; Certain Security Measures Required.

624.7161 FIREARMS DEALERS; CERTAIN SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Firearms dealer" means a dealer federally licensed to sell pistols who operates a retail business in which pistols are sold from a permanent business location other than the dealer's home.
(c) "Small firearms dealer" means a firearms dealer who operates a retail business at which no more than 50 pistols are displayed for sale at any time.
(d) "Large firearms dealer" means a firearms dealer who operates a retail business at which more than 50 pistols are displayed for sale at any time.
Subd. 2.
Security measures required.
After business hours when the dealer's place of business is unattended, a small firearms dealer shall place all pistols that are located in the dealer's place of business in a locked safe or locked steel gun cabinet, or on a locked, hardened steel rod or cable that runs through the pistol's trigger guards. The safe, gun cabinet, rod, or cable must be anchored to prevent its removal from the premises.
Subd. 3.
Security standards.
The commissioner shall adopt standards specifying minimum security requirements for small and large firearms dealers. By January 1, 1993, all firearms dealers shall comply with the standards. The standards may provide for:
(1) alarm systems for small and large firearms dealers;
(2) site hardening and other necessary and effective security measures required for large firearms dealers;
(3) a system of inspections, during normal business hours, by local law enforcement officials for compliance with the standards; and
(4) other reasonable requirements necessary and effective to reduce the risk of burglaries at firearms dealers' business establishments.
History:
1992 c 571 art 15 s 11; 2003 c 28 art 2 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7162 — Firearms Dealers; Safety Requirements.

624.7162 FIREARMS DEALERS; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Firearms dealers.
For purposes of this section, a firearms dealer is any person who is federally licensed to sell firearms from any location.
Subd. 2.
Notice required.
In each business location where firearms are sold by a firearms dealer, the dealer shall post in a conspicuous location the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height: "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WHERE A CHILD CAN OBTAIN ACCESS."
Subd. 3.
Fine.
A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $300.
History:
1993 c 326 art 1 s 33; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.717 — Local Regulation.

624.717 LOCAL REGULATION.
Sections 624.711 to 624.716 shall be construed to supersede municipal or county regulation of the carrying or possessing of pistols and the regulation of Saturday night special pistols.
History:
1975 c 378 s 7; 1985 c 144 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7173 — Subsequent Extensions And Termination.

624.7173 SUBSEQUENT EXTENSIONS AND TERMINATION.
(a) Upon application by any party entitled to petition for an order under section 624.7172, and after notice to the respondent and a hearing, the court may extend the relief granted in an existing order granted after a hearing under section 624.7172. Application for an extension may be made any time within the three months before the expiration of the existing order. The court may extend the order if the court makes the same findings by clear and convincing evidence as required for granting of an initial order under section 624.7172, subdivision 2, paragraph (d). The minimum length of time of an extension is six months and the maximum length of time of an extension is one year. The court shall consider the same types of evidence as required for the initial order under section 624.7172, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (c).
(b) Upon application by the respondent to an order issued under section 624.7172, the court may terminate an order after a hearing at which the respondent shall bear the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent does not pose a significant danger to other persons or is at significant risk of suicide by possessing a firearm. Application for termination may be made one time for every six months an order is in effect. If an order has been issued for a period of six months, the respondent may apply for termination one time.
History:
2023 c 52 art 14 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7174 — Emergency Issuance Of Extreme Risk Protection Order.

624.7174 EMERGENCY ISSUANCE OF EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER.
(a) In determining whether to grant an emergency extreme risk protection order, the court shall consider evidence of all facts identified in section 624.7172, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (c).
(b) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request an order after a hearing under section 624.7172 separately from or simultaneously with the petition.
(c) If the court finds there is probable cause that (1) the respondent poses a significant danger of bodily harm to other persons or is at significant risk of suicide by possessing a firearm, and (2) the respondent presents an immediate and present danger of either bodily harm to others or of taking their life, the court shall issue an ex parte emergency order prohibiting the respondent from possessing or purchasing a firearm for the duration of the order. The order shall inform the respondent that the respondent is prohibited from possessing or purchasing firearms and shall issue a transfer order under section 624.7175, paragraph (d).
(d) A finding by the court that there is a basis for issuing an emergency extreme risk protection order constitutes a finding that sufficient reasons exist not to require notice under applicable court rules governing applications for ex parte relief.
(e) The emergency order shall have a fixed period of 14 days unless a hearing is set under section 624.7172 on an earlier date, in which case the order shall expire upon a judge's finding that no order is issued under section 624.7172.
(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), the respondent shall be personally served immediately with a copy of the emergency order and a copy of the petition and, if a hearing is requested by the petitioner under section 624.7172, notice of the date set for the hearing. If the petitioner does not request a hearing under section 624.7172, an order served on a respondent under this section must include a notice advising the respondent of the right to request a hearing challenging the issuance of the emergency order, and must be accompanied by a form that can be used by the respondent to request a hearing.
(g) Service of the emergency order may be made by alternate service as provided under section 624.7172, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), provided that the petitioner files the affidavit required under that subdivision. If the petitioner does not request a hearing under section 624.7172, the petition mailed to the respondent's residence, if known, must be accompanied by the form for requesting a hearing described in paragraph (f).
History:
2023 c 52 art 14 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7176 — Return Of Firearms.

624.7176 RETURN OF FIREARMS.
Subdivision 1.
Law enforcement.
A local law enforcement agency that accepted temporary transfer of firearms under section 624.7175 shall return the firearms to the respondent after the expiration of the order, provided the respondent is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law.
Subd. 2.
Firearms dealer.
A federally licensed firearms dealer that accepted temporary transfer of firearms under section 624.7175 shall return the transferred firearms to the respondent upon request after the expiration of the order, provided the respondent is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. A federally licensed firearms dealer returning firearms shall comply with state and federal law as though transferring a firearm from the dealer's own inventory.
History:
2023 c 52 art 14 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7177 — Offenses.

624.7177 OFFENSES.
Subdivision 1.
False information or harassment.
A person who petitions for an extreme risk protection order under section 624.7172 or 624.7174, knowing any information in the petition to be materially false or with the intent to harass, abuse, or threaten, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Violation of order.
A person who possesses a firearm and knows or should have known that the person is prohibited from doing so by an extreme risk protection order under section 624.7172 or 624.7174, or by an order of protection granted by a judge or referee pursuant to a substantially similar law of another state, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be prohibited from possessing firearms for a period of five years. Each extreme risk protection order granted under this chapter must contain a conspicuous notice to the respondent regarding the penalty for violation of the order.
History:
2023 c 52 art 14 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7178 — Liability Protection.

624.7178 LIABILITY PROTECTION.
Subdivision 1.
Liability protection for petition.
A chief law enforcement officer, the chief law enforcement officer's designee, or a city or county attorney who, in good faith, decides not to petition for an extreme risk protection order or emergency extreme risk protection order shall be immune from criminal or civil liability.
Subd. 2.
Liability protection for storage of firearms.
A law enforcement agency shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for any damage or deterioration of firearms, ammunition, or weapons stored or transported pursuant to section 624.7175. This subdivision shall not apply if the damage or deterioration occurred as a result of recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct by the law enforcement agency.
Subd. 3.
Liability protection for harm following service of an order or execution of a search warrant.
A peace officer, law enforcement agency, and the state or a political subdivision by which a peace officer is employed has immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, for harm caused by a person who is the subject of an extreme risk protection order, a search warrant issued pursuant to section 624.7175, paragraph (d), or both, after service of the order or execution of the warrant, whichever comes first, if the peace officer acts in good faith in serving the order or executing the warrant.
Subd. 4.
Liability protection for mental health professionals.
A mental health professional who provides notice to the sheriff under section 626.7171, subdivision 5, is immune from monetary liability and no cause of action, or disciplinary action by the person's licensing board may arise against the mental health professional for disclosure of confidences to the sheriff, for failure to disclose confidences to the sheriff, or for erroneous disclosure of confidences to the sheriff in a good faith effort to warn against or take precautions against a client's violent behavior or threat of suicide.
History:
2023 c 52 art 14 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7181 — Rifles And Shotguns In Public Places.

624.7181 RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS IN PUBLIC PLACES.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(a) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch or less in diameter.
(b) "Carry" does not include:
(1) the carrying of a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun to, from, or at a place where firearms are repaired, bought, sold, traded, or displayed, or where hunting, target shooting, or other lawful activity involving firearms occurs, or at funerals, parades, or other lawful ceremonies;
(2) the carrying by a person of a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun that is unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, if the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and no portion of the firearm is exposed;
(3) the carrying of a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun by a person who has a permit under section 624.714;
(4) the carrying of an antique firearm as a curiosity or for its historical significance or value; or
(5) the transporting of a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun in compliance with section 97B.045.
(c) "Public place" means property owned, leased, or controlled by a governmental unit and private property that is regularly and frequently open to or made available for use by the public in sufficient numbers to give clear notice of the property's current dedication to public use but does not include: a person's dwelling house or premises, the place of business owned or managed by the person, or land possessed by the person; a gun show, gun shop, or hunting or target shooting facility; or the woods, fields, or waters of this state where the person is present lawfully for the purpose of hunting or target shooting or other lawful activity involving firearms.
Subd. 2.
Penalties.
Whoever carries a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun on or about the person in a public place is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. A person under the age of 21 who carries a semiautomatic military-style assault weapon, as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 7, on or about the person in a public place is guilty of a felony.
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
This section does not apply to officers, employees, or agents of law enforcement agencies or the armed forces of this state or the United States, or private detectives or protective agents, to the extent that these persons are authorized by law to carry firearms and are acting in the scope of their official duties.
History:
1993 c 326 art 1 s 34; 1994 c 576 s 58; 1994 c 636 art 3 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.719 — Possession Of Firearm By Nonresident Alien.

624.719 POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY NONRESIDENT ALIEN.
A nonresident alien may not possess a firearm except to take game as a nonresident under the game and fish laws. A firearm possessed in violation of this section is contraband and may be confiscated.
History:
1986 c 386 art 4 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.7191 — Metal-penetrating Bullets.

624.7191 METAL-PENETRATING BULLETS.
Subdivision 1.
Intent.
This section is designed to give law enforcement officers performing their official duties a reasonable degree of protection from penetration of quality body armor. It is not the intent of this section to restrict the availability of ammunition for personal defense, sporting, or hunting purposes.
Subd. 2.
Definition.
For purposes of this section, "metal-penetrating bullet" means a handgun bullet of 9 mm, .25, .32, .357, .38, .41, .44, or .451 caliber which is comprised of a hardened core equal to the minimum of the maximum attainable hardness by solid red metal alloys which purposely reduces the normal expansion or mushrooming of the bullet's shape upon impact. "Metal-penetrating bullet" excludes any bullet composed of copper or brass jacket with lead or lead alloy cores and any bullet composed of lead or lead alloys.
Subd. 3.
Use or possession in commission of crime.
Any person who uses or possesses a metal-penetrating bullet during the commission of a crime 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 $5,000, or both. Any imprisonment sentence imposed under this subdivision shall run consecutively to any sentence imposed for the other crime.
Subd. 4.
Local regulation.
This section shall be construed to supersede any municipal or county regulation of ammunition, including its component parts.
History:
1982 c 525 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.72 — Interference With Use Of Public Property.

624.72 INTERFERENCE WITH USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Subdivision 1.
Right to petition.
The state of Minnesota acknowledges and reaffirms the right of its citizens to petition, peacefully and in an orderly manner, all levels and units of government for the redress of grievances of whatever nature, but also affirms that functions and proceedings of governmental bodies and agencies must remain free from organized or calculated confusion, disturbance or delay, and that to this end rules and regulations for the governance of public property and business lawfully promulgated must be observed.
Subd. 2.
Public property.
As used in this section, "public property" means any building or other property owned by or in control of the state or any of its political subdivisions or of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
Subd. 3.
Rules.
For the purpose of protecting the free, proper and lawful access to, egress from and proper use of public property, and for the purpose of protecting the conduct of public business therein or thereon, free from interference, or disruption or the threat thereof, the legislature or any public officer, agency or board having the supervision thereof may to that end promulgate reasonable rules and regulations.
Subd. 4.
Rule violation.
Violation of a rule or regulation which has been published, posted, or announced in a reasonable manner at the time of such conduct shall be prima facie evidence of intent to violate this section.
Subd. 5.
Deny free access; penalty.
Whoever, intentionally, or through coercion, force or intimidation, denies or interferes with the lawful right of another to the free access to or egress from or to use or remain in or upon public property or in like manner interferes with the transaction of public business therein or thereon may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Subd. 6.
Not to affect chapter 179.
Nothing contained herein shall in any way affect the provisions of chapter 179.
History:
1969 c 767 s 1-6; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 624 — Crimes; Fireworks; Firearms › Section 624.732 — Intentional Release Of Harmful Substance.

624.732 INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCE.
Subdivision 1.
Misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person intentionally exposes another or the other's property to an obnoxious or harmful gas, fluid, or substance, with intent to injure, molest, or coerce.
Subd. 2.
Felony.
A person who violates subdivision 1 and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage 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.
History:
1989 c 5 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.01 — Conservators Of The Peace.

625.01 CONSERVATORS OF THE PEACE.
The judges of the district court, in vacation, as well as in open court shall enforce laws made for the preservation of the public peace. In the execution of that power, they may require persons to give security to keep the peace, or for their good behavior, or both, in the manner provided in this chapter.
History:
(10548) RL s 5207; 1983 c 359 s 94; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.02 — Complaint To Judge.

625.02 COMPLAINT TO JUDGE.
When complaint is made to any judge that any person has threatened to commit an offense against the person or property of another, the judge shall (1) examine the complainant, and any witness who may be produced, on oath, (2) reduce the complaint to writing, and (3) cause it to be subscribed by the complainant.
History:
(10549) RL s 5208; 1983 c 359 s 95
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.03 — Warrant Shall Issue; When.

625.03 WARRANT SHALL ISSUE; WHEN.
If, upon examination, it appears that there is just cause to fear that the offense may be committed, the judge shall issue a signed warrant, reciting the substance of the complaint, and requiring the officer to whom it is directed to apprehend the person complained of and bring the person before the judge, or other court having jurisdiction of the cause.
History:
(10550) RL s 5209; 1983 c 359 s 96; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.04 — Examination.

625.04 EXAMINATION.
The judge before whom any person is brought upon charge of having made threats, shall immediately examine the complainant and witnesses in support of the prosecution, on oath, in the presence of the party charged, in relation to any matters pertinent to the charge. Witnesses for the prisoner, if the prisoner has any, shall be subsequently sworn and examined. The prisoner may be assisted by counsel in the proceeding.
History:
(10551) RL s 5210; 1983 c 359 s 97; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.05 — Recognizance To Keep The Peace.

625.05 RECOGNIZANCE TO KEEP THE PEACE.
If, upon examination, it appears that there is just cause to fear that the offense will be committed by the party complained of, the party shall be required to enter into a recognizance, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the judge directs, to keep the peace toward all the people of this state, and especially toward the persons requiring the security, for such term as the judge orders, not exceeding six months. The party complained of shall not be ordered to recognize for appearance at the district court, unless the party is charged with some offense for which the party ought to be held to answer to the court. Upon complying with the order of the judge, the party complained of shall be discharged.
History:
(10552) RL s 5211; 1983 c 359 s 98; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.06 — Party Committed; When.

625.06 PARTY COMMITTED; WHEN.
If the person ordered to recognize refuses or neglects to comply with the order, the judge shall commit the person to the county jail during the period for which the person was required to give security, or until the person recognizes, stating in the warrant the cause of commitment, with the sum and time for which security was required.
History:
(10553) RL s 5212; 1983 c 359 s 99; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.07 — Discharge; Complainant Liable For Costs; When.

625.07 DISCHARGE; COMPLAINANT LIABLE FOR COSTS; WHEN.
If, upon examination, it does not appear that there is just cause to fear that the offense will be committed by the party complained of, the party shall be immediately discharged. If the judge deems the complaint malicious, or without probable cause, the judge shall order the complainant to pay the costs of prosecution. The complainant shall then be answerable to the judge and the officer for their fees.
History:
(10554) RL s 5213; 1983 c 359 s 100; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.08 — Costs.

625.08 COSTS.
When no order respecting the costs is made by the judge, they shall be allowed and paid in the same manner as costs in criminal prosecutions. In all cases where a person is required to give security to keep the peace, or for good behavior, the judge may further order the costs of prosecution, or any part of them, to be paid by the person, who shall stand committed until the costs are paid or the person is otherwise legally discharged.
History:
(10555) RL s 5214; 1983 c 359 s 101; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications › Chapter 625 — Preservation Of Public Peace › Section 625.10 — Witnesses To Recognize.

625.10 WITNESSES TO RECOGNIZE.
The judge from whose order an appeal is taken shall require any witnesses the judge deems necessary to support the complaint to recognize for their appearance at the court to which appeal is made.
History:
(10557) RL s 5216; 1983 c 359 s 103; 1986 c 444