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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.662 — Shooting Victim; Duty To Render Aid.

609.662 SHOOTING VICTIM; DUTY TO RENDER AID.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
As used in this section, "reasonable assistance" means aid appropriate to the circumstances, and includes obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance from a conservation or law enforcement officer, or from medical personnel.
Subd. 2.
Duty to render aid.
(a) A person who discharges a firearm and knows or has reason to know that the discharge has caused bodily harm to another person, shall:
(1) immediately investigate the extent of the person's injuries; and
(2) render immediate reasonable assistance to the injured person.
(b) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the injured person suffered death or great bodily harm as a result of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both;
(2) if the injured person suffered substantial bodily harm as a result of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both;
(3) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
(c) Notwithstanding section 609.035 or 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction under this subdivision is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.
Subd. 3.
Duty of witness.
(a) A person who witnesses the discharge of a firearm and knows or has reason to know that the discharge caused bodily harm to a person shall:
(1) immediately investigate the extent of the injuries; and
(2) render immediate reasonable assistance to the injured person.
(b) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the defendant was a companion of the person who discharged the firearm at the time of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both;
(2) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
Subd. 4.
Defense.
It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant failed to investigate or render assistance as required under this section because the defendant reasonably perceived that these actions could not be taken without a significant risk of bodily harm to the defendant or others.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1994 c 623 art 5 s 3]
History:
1991 c 243 s 2; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.663 — Display Of Handgun Ammunition.

609.663 DISPLAY OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION.
It is a petty misdemeanor to display centerfire metallic-case handgun ammunition for sale to the public in a manner that makes the ammunition directly accessible to persons under the age of 18 years, other than employees or agents of the seller, unless the display is under observation of the seller or the seller's employee or agent, or the seller takes reasonable steps to exclude underage persons from the immediate vicinity of the display. Ammunition displayed in an enclosed display case or behind a counter is not directly accessible. This section does not apply to ammunition suitable for big game hunting.
History:
1991 c 251 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.665 — Spring Guns.

609.665 SPRING GUNS.
Whoever sets a spring gun, pitfall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than six months or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.665; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.666 — Negligent Storage Of Firearms.

609.666 NEGLIGENT STORAGE OF FIREARMS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following words have the meanings given.
(a) "Firearm" means a device designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled a projectile by the force of any explosion or force of combustion.
(b) "Child" means a person under the age of 18 years.
(c) "Loaded" means the firearm has ammunition in the chamber or magazine, if the magazine is in the firearm, unless the firearm is incapable of being fired by a child who is likely to gain access to the firearm.
Subd. 2.
Access to firearms.
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who negligently stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where the person knows, or reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access, unless reasonable action is taken to secure the firearm against access by the child.
Subd. 3.
Limitations.
Subdivision 2 does not apply to a child's access to firearms that was obtained as a result of an unlawful entry.
History:
1993 c 326 art 1 s 18; 1996 c 408 art 4 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.667 — Firearms; Removal Or Alteration Of Serial Number.

609.667 FIREARMS; REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SERIAL NUMBER.
Whoever commits any of the following acts 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:
(1) obliterates, removes, changes, or alters the serial number or other identification of a firearm;
(2) receives or possesses a firearm, the serial number or other identification of which has been obliterated, removed, changed, or altered; or
(3) receives or possesses a firearm that is not identified by a serial number.
As used in this section, "serial number or other identification" means the serial number and other information required under United States Code, title 26, section 5842, for the identification of firearms.
History:
1994 c 636 art 3 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.669 — Civil Disorder.

609.669 CIVIL DISORDER.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibited acts.
(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:
(1) teaches or demonstrates to any other person how to use or make any firearm, or explosive or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death, knowing or having reason to know that it will be unlawfully employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or
(2) assembles with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with, or being instructed in the use of any firearm, or explosive or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death, with the intent that it be unlawfully employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder.
(b) This section does not apply to law enforcement officers engaged in the lawful performance of the officer's official duties.
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:
(1) "civil disorder" means any public disturbance involving acts of violence by assemblages of three or more persons, which causes an immediate danger of or results in damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual;
(2) "firearm" means any weapon which is designed to or may readily be converted to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive; or the frame or receiver of any such weapon;
(3) "explosive or incendiary device" has the meaning given in section 609.668, subdivision 1; and
(4) "law enforcement officer" means any officer or employee of the United States, the state, or any political subdivision of the state, and specifically includes members of the National Guard and members of the armed forces of the United States.
History:
1995 c 244 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.672 — Permissive Inference; Firearms In Automobiles.

609.672 PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES.
The presence of a firearm in a passenger automobile permits the fact finder to infer knowing possession of the firearm by the driver or person in control of the automobile when the firearm was in the automobile. The inference does not apply:
(1) to a licensed operator of an automobile who is at the time operating it for hire in the lawful and proper pursuit of the operator's trade;
(2) to any person in the automobile if one of them legally possesses a firearm; or
(3) when the firearm is concealed on the person of one of the occupants.
History:
1993 c 326 art 1 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.675 — Exposure Of Unused Refrigerator Or Container To Children.

609.675 EXPOSURE OF UNUSED REFRIGERATOR OR CONTAINER TO CHILDREN.
Whoever, being the owner or in possession or control, permits an unused refrigerator or other container, sufficiently large to retain any child and with doors which fasten automatically when closed, to be exposed and accessible to children, without removing the doors, lids, hinges, or latches, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.675; 1971 c 23 s 67
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.68 — Unlawful Deposit Of Garbage, Litter, Or Like.

609.68 UNLAWFUL DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, LITTER, OR LIKE.
Whoever unlawfully deposits garbage, rubbish, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, offal, or the body of a dead animal, or other litter in or upon any public highway, public waters or the ice thereon, shoreland areas adjacent to rivers or streams as defined by section 103F.205, public lands, or, without the consent of the owner, private lands or water or ice thereon, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.68; 1971 c 23 s 68; 1988 c 685 s 36; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 56; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 19; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 8 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.681 — Unlawful Smoking.

609.681 UNLAWFUL SMOKING.
A person is guilty of a petty misdemeanor if the person intentionally smokes in a building, area, or common carrier in which "no smoking" notices have been prominently posted, or when requested not to by the operator of the common carrier.
History:
1989 c 5 s 10; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 8 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.684 — Abuse Of Toxic Substances.

609.684 ABUSE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES.
Subdivision 1.
Toxic substances.
For purposes of this section, "toxic substance" means:
(1) glue, cement, or aerosol paint containing toluene, benzene, xylene, amyl nitrate, butyl nitrate, nitrous oxide, or containing other aromatic hydrocarbon solvents, but does not include glue, cement, or paint contained in a packaged kit for the construction of a model automobile, airplane, or similar item;
(2) butane or a butane lighter; or
(3) any similar substance declared to be toxic to the central nervous system and to have a potential for abuse, by a rule adopted by the commissioner of health under chapter 14.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1997 c 239 art 3 s 25]
Subd. 3.
Use for intoxication prohibited.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who uses or possesses any toxic substance with the intent of inducing intoxication, excitement, or stupefaction of the central nervous system, except under the direction and supervision of a medical doctor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who intentionally aids another in violation of this subdivision.
Subd. 4.
Notice required.
(a) A business establishment that offers for sale at retail any toxic substance must display a conspicuous sign that contains the following, or substantially similar, language:
"NOTICE
It is a misdemeanor for a person to use or possess glue, cement, aerosol paint, with the intent of inducing intoxication, excitement, or stupefaction of the central nervous system. This use can be harmful or fatal."
(b) A business establishment may omit from the required notice references to any toxic substance that is not offered for sale by that business establishment.
(c) A business establishment that does not sell any toxic substance listed in subdivision 1 other than butane or butane lighters is not required to post a notice under paragraph (a).
History:
1992 c 485 s 2; 1997 c 239 art 3 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.686 — False Fire Alarms; Tampering With Or Injuring Fire Alarm System.

609.686 FALSE FIRE ALARMS; TAMPERING WITH OR INJURING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Subdivision 1.
Misdemeanor.
Whoever intentionally gives a false alarm of fire, or unlawfully tampers or interferes with any fire alarm system, fire protection device, or the station or signal box of any fire alarm system or any auxiliary fire appliance, or unlawfully breaks, injures, defaces, or removes any such system, device, box or station, or unlawfully breaks, injures, destroys, disables, renders inoperable, or disturbs any of the wires, poles, or other supports and appliances connected with or forming a part of any fire alarm system or fire protection device or any auxiliary fire appliance is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Felony.
Whoever violates subdivision 1 by tampering and knows or has reason to know that the tampering creates the potential for bodily harm or the tampering results in bodily harm is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Subd. 3.
Tampering.
For purpose of this section, tampering means to intentionally disable, alter, or change the fire alarm system, fire protective device, or the station or signal box of any fire alarm system of any auxiliary fire appliance, with knowledge that it will be disabled or rendered inoperable.
History:
1971 c 77 s 1; 1993 c 326 art 5 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.687 — Adulteration.

609.687 ADULTERATION.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
"Adulteration" is the intentional adding of any substance, which has the capacity to cause death, bodily harm or illness by ingestion, injection, inhalation or absorption, to a substance having a customary or reasonably foreseeable human use.
Subd. 2.
Acts constituting.
(a) Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that the adulteration will cause or is capable of causing death, bodily harm or illness, adulterates any substance with the intent to cause death, bodily harm or illness is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3; or
(b) Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that a substance has been adulterated as defined in subdivision 1, distributes, disseminates, gives, sells, or otherwise transfers an adulterated substance with the intent to cause death, bodily harm or illness is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3.
Subd. 3.
Sentence.
Whoever violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the adulteration causes death, to imprisonment for not more than 40 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both;
(2) if the adulteration causes any illness, pain, or other bodily harm, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both;
(3) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Subd. 4.
Charging discretion.
Criminal proceedings may be instituted under this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 29.24, 31.02, 31.601, 34.01, 151.34, 340A.508, subdivision 2, or other law proscribing adulteration of substances intended for use by persons.
History:
1983 c 8 s 1; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 110; 1999 c 64 s 1,2; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 148
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.688 — Adulteration By Bodily Fluid.

609.688 ADULTERATION BY BODILY FLUID.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Adulterates" is the intentional adding of a bodily fluid to a substance.
(c) "Bodily fluid" means the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, urine, or feces of a human.
Subd. 2.
Crime.
(a) Whoever adulterates any substance that the person knows or should know is intended for human consumption is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Whoever violates paragraph (a) and another person ingests the adulterated substance without knowledge of the adulteration is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
2015 c 65 art 6 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.705 — Unlawful Assembly.

609.705 UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY.
When three or more persons assemble, each participant is guilty of unlawful assembly, which is a misdemeanor, if the assembly is:
(1) with intent to commit any unlawful act by force; or
(2) with intent to carry out any purpose in such manner as will disturb or threaten the public peace; or
(3) without unlawful purpose, but the participants so conduct themselves in a disorderly manner as to disturb or threaten the public peace.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.705; 1971 c 23 s 69
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.71 — Riot.

609.71 RIOT.
Subdivision 1.
Riot first degree.
When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property and a death results, and one of the persons is armed with a dangerous weapon, that person is guilty of riot first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $35,000, or both.
Subd. 2.
Riot second degree.
When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant who is armed with a dangerous weapon or knows that any other participant is armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of riot second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Subd. 3.
Riot third degree.
When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant therein is guilty of riot third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.71; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 326 art 4 s 33; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.713 — Threats Of Violence.

609.713 THREATS OF VIOLENCE.
Subdivision 1.
Threaten violence; intent to terrorize.
Whoever threatens, directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose to terrorize another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, vehicle or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause serious public inconvenience, or in a reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. As used in this subdivision, "crime of violence" has the meaning given "violent crime" in section 609.1095, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
Subd. 2.
Communicates to terrorize.
Whoever communicates to another with purpose to terrorize another or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror, that explosives or an explosive device or any incendiary device is present at a named place or location, whether or not the same is in fact present, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Subd. 3.
Display replica of firearm.
(a) Whoever displays, exhibits, brandishes, or otherwise employs a replica firearm or a BB gun in a threatening manner, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if, in doing so, the person either:
(1) causes or attempts to cause terror in another person; or
(2) acts in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror in another person.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch or less in diameter; and
(2) "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol, revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other firearm. The term replica firearm includes, but is not limited to, devices or objects that are designed to fire only blanks.
History:
1971 c 845 s 19; 1988 c 712 s 15; 1990 c 461 s 3; 1993 c 326 art 4 s 34; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 45; art 3 s 23; 1995 c 244 s 24,25; 1998 c 367 art 6 s 15; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.714 — Crimes Committed In Furtherance Of Terrorism.

609.714 CRIMES COMMITTED IN FURTHERANCE OF TERRORISM.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
As used in this section, a crime is committed to "further terrorism" if the crime is a felony and is a premeditated act involving violence to persons or property that is intended to:
(1) terrorize, intimidate, or coerce a considerable number of members of the public in addition to the direct victims of the act; and
(2) significantly disrupt or interfere with the lawful exercise, operation, or conduct of government, lawful commerce, or the right of lawful assembly.
Subd. 2.
Furtherance of terrorism; crime described; penalty.
A person who commits a felony crime to further terrorism is guilty of a crime. The statutory maximum for the crime is 50 percent longer than the statutory maximum for the underlying crime.
History:
2002 c 401 art 1 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.715 — Presence At Unlawful Assembly.

609.715 PRESENCE AT UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY.
Whoever without lawful purpose is present at the place of an unlawful assembly and refuses to leave when so directed by a law enforcement officer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.715; 1971 c 23 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.72 — Disorderly Conduct.

609.72 DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
Subdivision 1.
Crime.
Whoever does any of the following in a public or private place, including on a school bus, knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know that it will, or will tend to, alarm, anger or disturb others or provoke an assault or breach of the peace, is guilty of disorderly conduct, which is a misdemeanor:
(1) engages in brawling or fighting; or
(2) disturbs an assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character; or
(3) engages in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous, or noisy conduct or in offensive, obscene, or abusive language tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger, or resentment in others.
A person does not violate this section if the person's disorderly conduct was caused by an epileptic seizure.
[See Note.]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1969 c 226 s 1]
Subd. 3.
Caregiver; penalty for disorderly conduct.
A caregiver, as defined in section 609.232, who violates the provisions of subdivision 1 against a vulnerable adult, as defined in section 609.232, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.72; 1967 c 242 s 1; 1971 c 23 s 71; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 236; 1991 c 279 s 34; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 46; 1995 c 229 art 2 s 7; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
NOTE:
In
State v. Hensel
, 901 N.W.2d 166 (Minn 2017), subdivision 1, clause (2), was held unconstitutional under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because it is substantially overbroad.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.735 — Concealing Identity.

609.735 CONCEALING IDENTITY.
A person whose identity is concealed by the person in a public place by means of a robe, mask, or other disguise, unless based on religious beliefs, or incidental to amusement, entertainment, protection from weather, or medical treatment, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.735; 1971 c 23 s 73; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 30 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.74 — Public Nuisance.

609.74 PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Whoever by an act or failure to perform a legal duty intentionally does any of the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor:
(1) maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of members of the public; or
(2) interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous for passage, any public highway or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or
(3) is guilty of any other act or omission declared by law to be a public nuisance and for which no sentence is specifically provided.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.74; 1971 c 23 s 74; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.745 — Permitting Public Nuisance.

609.745 PERMITTING PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Whoever having control of real property permits it to be used to maintain a public nuisance or lets the same knowing it will be so used is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.745; 1971 c 23 s 75; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.7475 — Fraudulent Or Otherwise Improper Financing Statements.

609.7475 FRAUDULENT OR OTHERWISE IMPROPER FINANCING STATEMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
As used in this section, "record" has the meaning given in section 336.9-102.
Subd. 2.
Crime described.
A person who:
(1) knowingly causes to be presented for filing or promotes the filing of a record that:
(i) is not:
(A) related to a valid lien or security agreement; or
(B) filed pursuant to section 336.9-502(d); or
(ii) contains a forged signature or is based upon a document containing a forged signature; or
(2) presents for filing or causes to be presented for filing a record with the intent that it be used to harass or defraud any other person;
is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3.
Subd. 3.
Penalties.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person:
(1) commits the offense with intent to influence or otherwise tamper with a juror or a judicial proceeding or with intent to retaliate against:
(i) a judicial officer, as defined in section 609.415;
(ii) a prosecutor, defense attorney, or officer of the court, because of that person's performance of official duties in connection with a judicial proceeding;
(iii) a sheriff or deputy sheriff because of that person's performance of official duties;
(iv) a police officer or chief of police because of that person's performance of official duties;
(v) an official or employee of the Department of Corrections or a local correctional agency because of that person's performance of official duties; or
(vi) a county recorder because of that person's performance of official duties in connection with the filing of liens placed on real property; or
(2) commits the offense after having been previously convicted of a violation of this section.
Subd. 4.
Venue.
A violation of this section may be prosecuted in either the county of residence of the individual listed as debtor or the county in which the filing is made.
History:
2006 c 260 art 7 s 13; 2012 c 210 s 1; 2014 c 306 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.755 — Gambling; Misdemeanor.

609.755 GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR.
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) makes a bet;
(2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery;
(3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining state, with intent to encourage participation therein;
(4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor's control to be used as a gambling place; or
(5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device.
Clause (5) does not prohibit possession of a gambling device in a person's dwelling for amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players an opportunity to obtain anything of value.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.755; 1971 c 23 s 76; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 47; 1994 c 633 art 4 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.763 — Lawful Gambling Fraud.

609.763 LAWFUL GAMBLING FRAUD.
Subdivision 1.
Crime.
A person is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2 if the person does any of the following:
(1) knowingly claims a lawful gambling prize using altered or counterfeited gambling equipment;
(2) knowingly claims a lawful gambling prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(3) manipulates any form of lawful gambling or tampers with any gambling equipment with intent to influence the outcome of a game or the receipt of a prize;
(4) knowingly tampers with or attempts to alter any component or device used in the conduct or play of electronic pull-tabs or electronic linked bingo as authorized under chapter 349 or attempts to convert legal gambling into illegal gambling at an establishment licensed under chapter 340A;
(5) has unauthorized possession of an electronic pull-tab device, an electronic linked bingo device, or other component used in the conduct of electronic pull-tabs or electronic linked bingo as authorized under chapter 349; or
(6) knowingly places or uses false information on a prize receipt or on any other form approved for use by the Gambling Control Board or the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Subd. 2.
Penalty.
A person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the dollar amount involved is $500 or less, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor;
(2) if the dollar amount involved is more than $500 but not more than $2,500, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; and
(3) if the dollar amount involved is more than $2,500, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $6,000, or both.
Subd. 3.
Aggregation; jurisdiction.
In a prosecution under this section, the dollar amounts involved in violation of subdivision 1 within any 12-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly. When two or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the defendant may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this subdivision.
History:
2000 c 318 s 1; 2005 c 136 art 17 s 47; 2014 c 240 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.765 — Criminal Defamation.

609.765 CRIMINAL DEFAMATION.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
Defamatory matter is anything which exposes a person or a group, class or association to hatred, contempt, ridicule, degradation or disgrace in society, or injury to business or occupation.
Subd. 2.
Acts constituting.
Whoever with knowledge of its false and defamatory character orally, in writing or by any other means, communicates any false and defamatory matter to a third person without the consent of the person defamed is guilty of criminal defamation and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Subd. 3.
Justification.
Violation of subdivision 2 is justified if:
(1) the communication is absolutely privileged; or
(2) the communication consists of fair comment made in good faith with respect to persons participating in matters of public concern; or
(3) the communication consists of a fair and true report or a fair summary of any judicial, legislative or other public or official proceedings; or
(4) the communication is between persons each having an interest or duty with respect to the subject matter of the communication and is made with intent to further such interest or duty.
Subd. 4.
Testimony required.
No person shall be convicted on the basis of an oral communication of defamatory matter except upon the testimony of at least two other persons that they heard and understood the oral statement as defamatory or upon a plea of guilty.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.765; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2016 c 126 s 8; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.77 — False Information To News Media.

609.77 FALSE INFORMATION TO NEWS MEDIA.
Whoever, with intent that it be published or disseminated and that it defame another person, communicates to any newspaper, magazine or other news media, any statement, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.77; 1971 c 23 s 77
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.771 — Use Of Deep Fake Technology To Influence An Election.

609.771 USE OF DEEP FAKE TECHNOLOGY TO INFLUENCE AN ELECTION.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election to a federal, statewide, legislative, judicial, or local office including special districts, school districts, towns, home rule charter and statutory cities, and counties.
(c) "Deep fake" means any video recording, motion-picture film, sound recording, electronic image, or photograph, or any technological representation of speech or conduct substantially derivative thereof:
(1) that is so realistic that a reasonable person would believe it depicts speech or conduct of an individual who did not in fact engage in such speech or conduct; and
(2) the production of which was substantially dependent upon technical means, rather than the ability of another individual to physically or verbally impersonate such individual.
(d) "Depicted individual" means an individual in a deep fake who appears to be engaging in speech or conduct in which the individual did not engage.
Subd. 2.
Use of deep fake to influence an election; violation.
A person who disseminates a deep fake or enters into a contract or other agreement to disseminate a deep fake is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3 if the person knows or reasonably should know that the item being disseminated is a deep fake and dissemination:
(1) takes place within 90 days before an election;
(2) is made without the consent of the depicted individual; and
(3) is made with the intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election.
Subd. 3.
Use of deep fake to influence an election; penalty.
A person convicted of violating subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the person commits the violation within five years of one or more prior convictions under this section, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both;
(2) if the person commits the violation with the intent to cause violence or bodily harm, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; or
(3) in other cases, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
Subd. 4.
Injunctive relief.
A cause of action for injunctive relief may be maintained against any person who is reasonably believed to be about to violate or who is in the course of violating this section by:
(1) the attorney general;
(2) a county attorney or city attorney;
(3) the depicted individual; or
(4) a candidate for nomination or election to a public office who is injured or likely to be injured by dissemination.
History:
2023 c 52 art 6 s 16; c 58 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.774 — Emergency Communications; Kidnappings.

609.774 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; KIDNAPPINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, "supervising peace officer" means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 626, who has probable cause to believe that a person is being unlawfully confined, and who has lawful jurisdiction in the geographical area where the violation is believed to be occurring.
Subd. 2.
Authority.
A supervising peace officer may order a telephone company to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines for the purpose of establishing and controlling communications with a violator.
Subd. 3.
Designation.
Each telephone company shall designate an employee to serve as a security official and to provide assistance as required by the supervising peace officer to carry out the purposes of this section.
Subd. 4.
Unauthorized communication prohibited.
Whoever initiates telephone communications with a violator with knowledge of an order issued pursuant to subdivision 2 and without prior police authorization, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 5.
Defense.
Good faith reliance by telephone employees on an order issued pursuant to subdivision 2 shall constitute a complete defense to any legal action brought for an interruption of telephone communications occurring by reason of this section.
History:
1979 c 63 s 1; 1979 c 289 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.775 — Divulging Telephone Or Telegraph Message; Nondelivery.

609.775 DIVULGING TELEPHONE OR TELEGRAPH MESSAGE; NONDELIVERY.
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) being entrusted as an employee of a telephone or telegraph company with the transmission or delivery of a telephonic or telegraphic message, intentionally or through culpable negligence discloses the contents or meaning thereof to a person other than the intended receiver; or
(2) having knowledge of not being the intended receiver, obtains such disclosure from such employee; or
(3) being such employee, intentionally or negligently fails duly to deliver such message.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.775; 1971 c 23 s 78; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.776 — Interference With Emergency Communications.

609.776 INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.
Whoever, without prior authorization, broadcasts or transmits on, interferes with, blocks, or cross-patches another frequency onto a law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services, emergency radio frequency or channel, any assigned or alternate emergency frequency or channel, or an official cellular telephone communication of a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or emergency medical services provider, knowing, or having reason to know that the act creates a risk of obstructing, preventing, or misdirecting official law enforcement, firefighting, or emergency medical services communications, 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 $10,000, or both.
History:
1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.79 — Obscene Or Harassing Telephone Calls.

609.79 OBSCENE OR HARASSING TELEPHONE CALLS.
Subdivision 1.
Crime defined; obscene call.
Whoever,
(1) by means of a telephone,
(i) makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene, lewd, or lascivious,
(ii) with the intent to harass or intimidate another person, repeatedly makes telephone calls, whether or not conversation ensues, and thereby places the other person in reasonable fear of substantial bodily harm; places the person in reasonable fear that the person's family or household members will be subject to substantial bodily harm; or causes or would reasonably be expected to cause substantial emotional distress to the other person, or
(iii) with the intent to harass or intimidate any person at the called or notified number, makes or causes the telephone of another to repeatedly or continuously ring or receive electronic notifications and thereby places the other person in reasonable fear of substantial bodily harm; places the person in reasonable fear that the person's family or household members will be subject to substantial bodily harm; or causes or would reasonably be expected to cause substantial emotional distress as defined in section 609.749, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4), to the other person, or
(2) having control of a telephone, knowingly permits it to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 1a.
[Repealed, 1993 c 326 art 2 s 34]
Subd. 2.
Venue.
The offense may be prosecuted either at the place where the call is made or where it is received or, additionally in the case of wireless or electronic communication, where the sender or receiver resides.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.79; 1969 c 174 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 307 s 5; 1989 c 261 s 7; 1993 c 326 art 2 s 23; 2005 c 136 art 17 s 48; 2020 c 96 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.795 — Letter, Telegram, Or Package; Opening; Harassment.

609.795 LETTER, TELEGRAM, OR PACKAGE; OPENING; HARASSMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Misdemeanors.
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) knowing that the actor does not have the consent of either the sender or the addressee, intentionally opens any sealed letter, telegram, or package addressed to another; or
(2) knowing that a sealed letter, telegram, or package has been opened without the consent of either the sender or addressee, intentionally publishes any of the contents thereof; or
(3) with the intent to harass or intimidate another person, repeatedly mails or delivers or causes the delivery by any means, including electronically, of letters, telegrams, or packages and thereby places the other person in reasonable fear of substantial bodily harm; places the person in reasonable fear that the person's family or household members will be subject to substantial bodily harm; or causes or would reasonably be expected to cause substantial emotional distress as defined in section 609.749, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4), to the other person.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1993 c 326 art 2 s 34]
Subd. 3.
Venue.
The offense may be prosecuted either at the place where the letter, telegram, or package is sent or received or, alternatively in the case of wireless electronic communication, where the sender or receiver resides.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.795; 1971 c 23 s 81; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 307 s 6; 1989 c 261 s 8; 1993 c 326 art 2 s 24; 2000 c 311 art 4 s 7; 2005 c 136 art 17 s 49; 2020 c 96 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.80 — Interfering With Cable Communications Systems.

609.80 INTERFERING WITH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
Subdivision 1.
Misdemeanor.
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) intentionally and with the purpose of making or aiding in an unauthorized connection as prohibited by section 609.52, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (12), to a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238 lends, offers, or gives to another any instrument, apparatus, equipment, or device designed to make an unauthorized connection, or plan, specification or instruction for making an unauthorized connection, without receiving or seeking to receive money or any other thing of value in exchange; or
(2) intentionally tampers with, removes or injures any cable, wire, or other component of a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238; or
(3) intentionally and without claim of right interrupts a service of a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238.
Subd. 2.
Commercial activity; felony.
Whoever sells or rents, or offers or advertises for sale or rental, any instrument, apparatus, equipment, or device designed to make an unauthorized connection as prohibited by section 609.52, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (12), to a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238, or a plan, specification, or instructions for making an unauthorized connection, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to not more than three years of imprisonment or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
History:
1977 c 396 s 2; 1988 c 410 s 1; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 94
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.806 — Interfering With Internet Ticket Sales.

609.806 INTERFERING WITH INTERNET TICKET SALES.
(a) A person who intentionally uses or sells software to circumvent on a ticket seller's website a security measure, an access control system, or a control or measure that is used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "software" means computer programs that are primarily designed or produced for the purpose of interfering with the operation of any person or entity that sells, over the Internet, tickets of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind.
History:
2008 c 245 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims › Chapter 609 — Criminal Code › Section 609.807 — Event Tickets; Prohibited Acts.

609.807 EVENT TICKETS; PROHIBITED ACTS.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "initial seller" means a person or entity with whom a provider of an event or venue has contracted for the sale of tickets for the purpose of the initial sale of those tickets to the general public; and (2) "ticket" means a ticket of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind.
(b) The initial seller of tickets shall make available for sale all tickets under control of the initial seller in the manner and under terms directed by the provider of the event or venue. The initial seller shall not, unless authorized by the provider of the event or venue, divert tickets from the initial sale to the general public to be sold in any other manner or under any other terms.
(c) No person or entity, with intent to defraud, may sell or offer for sale a ticket that is invalid, counterfeit, altered, or otherwise not genuine.
(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
History:
2009 c 61 s 1