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Minnesota Session Laws 2008 to 2020 Index (topics)

CRIMES

See also PETTY MISDEMEANORS

911 calls, false reports of emergencies, Minn. Laws 2013 c 20 s

Adulteration by bodily fluid, Minn. Laws 2015 c 65 art 6 s 17

Airports and landing fields, structures, Minn. Laws 2020 c 100 s 21

Alcohol and drug counselors, Minn. Laws 2012 c 197 art 2 s 22

Animal fights, attending, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2008 c 353 s

Animal fights, devices or substances to enhance animal's ability to fight, Minn. Laws 2010 c 292 s 4

Aquatic macrophytes, transportation on water-related equipment, Minn. Laws 2011 c 107 s 30

Arrests, aiding offenders to avoid, revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2016 c 158 art 1 s 204

Arrests, see ARRESTS

Arson, wildfires, penalties, Minn. Laws 2013 c 139 s

Assault, 4th degree assault, peace officers, Minn. Laws 2016 c 93 s

Assault, transit operators, assault on, Minn. Laws 2013 c 133 s

Assault, see ASSAULT

Barber schools, false statements, perjury, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 13 s 50

Barbers, representing falsely to public as barber, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2013 c 85 art 5 s 18

Barbers

False statements, perjury, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 13 s 50

Registration, violations, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 13 s 48

Barbershops, violations, generally, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 13 s 50

BB guns, brandishing on school property, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2010 c 268 s

Big game, hunting under license revocation, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 25

Blind persons, rights, denying or interfering with, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9

Blue Alert system, false reports to, Minn. Laws 2015 c 65 art 3 s 36

Boats and boating, aquatic invasive species rules decals, failure to display, Minn. Laws 2011 c 107 s 41, 105

Body art

Improper performance, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 105

Tattoos, children, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 108

Bullion coin dealers, conducting business without registration, Minn. Laws 2013 c 120 s 8

Careless driving, Minn. Laws 2019 c 10 s 2

Careless driving, Minn. Laws 2015 c 65 art 6 s 4

Child abuse

Disclosure of reporter's identity, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 2 art 7 s 9, 35

Failure to report, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 2 art 7 s 8

Child care centers, wrongful employment at, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 4 s 42-47, 59

Child pornography, offenders, conditional release terms, beginnings clarified, Minn. Laws 2013 c 96 s 6, 7

Child support, criminal nonsupport, clarification of crime, Minn. Laws 2014 c 242 s

Children

Pornography, photographic representations of, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 13, 14, 16, 17

Sexual performances, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 12

Collateral sanctions, technical corrections, Minn. Laws 2008 c 277 art 4 s

Commercial feed law, penalties, Minn. Laws 2012 c 244 art 2 s 1

Commercial motor vehicle drivers

Convictions, notice about, Minn. Laws 2008 c 350 art 1 s 62

Compensation and salaries

Attorney general enforcement, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 7, 13

Wage theft, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 14-16

Computer solicitation of children, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 1 s 6

Controlled substances crimes, see Violations and penalties under CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Controlled substances offenses, conditional release, Minn. Laws 2013 c 86 art 3 s 3

Controlled substances, synthetic cannabinoids, sale, felony, Minn. Laws 2012 c 240 s 2, 3

Controlled substances

Possession, kratom, Minn. Laws 2018 c 195 art 1 s 3

Sales, kratom, Minn. Laws 2018 c 195 art 1 s 3

Controlled substances

Aggravated controlled substance crime, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 3

Aggravating factor, defined, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 2

Possession

1st degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 3

2nd degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 4

3rd degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 5

5th degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 7

Sales

1st degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 3

2nd degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 4

5th degree, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 7

Subsequent controlled substance conviction, defined, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 1

Controlled substances

Fifth degree, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 4 s 9, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24

Possession, fifth degree, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 3 s 4

Sales, fifth degree, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 3 s 3

Convictions, surcharges, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 3, 5

Corporations, political contributions, Minn. Laws 2013 c 138 art 1 s 50-54

Court surcharges on, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 4 s 4

Crime alerts by law enforcement agencies, disability access, screen reader software, Minn. Laws 2009 c 22 s

Crime laboratories, accreditation requirements, Minn. Laws 2014 c 168 s

Crimes of violence, certain theft crimes excluded, Minn. Laws 2014 c 260 s

Crimes of violence

Educational data, permitted disclosures, Minn. Laws 2008 c 298 s 1

Criminal defamation, Minn. Laws 2016 c 126 s 8

Criminal forfeitures, reports, policies, and procedure, Minn. Laws 2010 c 391 s

Criminal history checks, see BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUDIES

Criminal history, see BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUDIES

Criminal history

In hiring, public employment applicants, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 5 s 11

In lawsuits against employees, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 5 s 6

Criminal intelligence databases, work group to study, Minn. Laws 2010 c 383 s 6

Criminal records, business screening services, dissemination of records, Minn. Laws 2010 c 240 s , 2010 c 385 s 5

Criminal records, expungement, see EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

Criminal records, information to students about effects on employment, Minn. Laws 2009 c 95 art 2 s 2

Criminal sexual conduct

1st degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 5

2d degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 6

3d degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 7

4th degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 8

5th degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 9

Criminal sexual conduct, see CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT

Criminal vehicular homicide, revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2015 c 21 art 1 s 102, 106

Criminal vehicular homicide, Minn. Laws 2016 c 109 s 1-3

Criminal vehicular operation, causing deaths, Minn. Laws 2009 c 142 art 2 s 33

Criminal vehicular operation, revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2015 c 21 art 1 s 101, 102, 106

Criminal vehicular operation, see CRIMINAL VEHICULAR OPERATION

Criminal vehicular operation, Minn. Laws 2012 c 222 s

Critical public service facilities, trespass

Underground structures housing pipelines, Minn. Laws 2008 c 217 s

Dangerous weapons, possession on school property, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2010 c 268 s

Dead bodies, intent to mislead coroner or conceal evidence, Minn. Laws 2016 c 175 s 1, 2

Deaf persons, rights, denying or interfering with, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9

Defendants, geographic restriction orders, Minn. Laws 2017 c 95 art 3 s 19

Definitions

Controlled substances, Minn. Laws 2016 c 160 s 1, 2

Crime victim reparations, revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2016 c 158 art 1 s 207

Disabled persons, rights, denying or interfering with, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9

Disarming a peace officer, Minn. Laws 2008 c 304 s

Dogs, public safety dogs, harm to, Minn. Laws 2011 c 9 s

Domestic abuse, see DOMESTIC ABUSE

Domestic violence-related offenses, Minn. Laws 2012 c 227 s

Driving while impaired, 1st degree driving while impaired, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 6 s 3

Driving while impaired, see DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED

Drug offenses, persons convicted of

Felonies during ten years before application, Minn. Laws 2012 c 247 art 3 s 16

Reports to Human Services Department, Minn. Laws 2012 c 247 art 3 s 2, 29

E-charging, Minn. Laws 2011 c 91 s

E-charging, Minn. Laws 2008 c 242 s

Economic development authorities, conflicts of interest, Minn. Laws 2008 c 197 s

Electronic solicitation of children, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 1 s 6

Emergency general assistance, wrongfully obtaining, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 4 s 51

Employment agencies, violations, Minn. Laws 2017 c 68 art 1 s 3

Endangered species, trade in prohibited animal parts, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 14

Energy equipment, damage or theft, Minn. Laws 2016 c 152 s

Environmental requirements, penalty waiver for self-reporting, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 99

Exoneration, compensation based on, Minn. Laws 2014 c 269 s

Fair labor standards, records violations, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 3 s 6

False personation, peace officers, Minn. Laws 2017 c 95 art 3 s 14

False statements, unemployment insurance, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 19, 20

False statements, unsworn declarations, Minn. Laws 2010 c 295 s 2

Felonies, reports about, to secretary of state, for voter registration, Minn. Laws 2010 c 201 s 10, 11

Felonies, reports about, to secretary of state, voter registration, Minn. Laws 2017 c 92 art 1 s 12, 29

Felony sentences over one year, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 3 s 19

Female genital mutilation, Minn. Laws 2012 c 227 s

Financial transaction card fraud, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 4 s 60

Financing statement fraud, Minn. Laws 2012 c 210 s

Fines for

Collection, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 2 s 41, 42, 46, 50

Date due, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 2 s 43

Firearms, allowing abusers to regain access to, Minn. Laws 2014 c 213 s 6

Firearms, purchasing on behalf of ineligible person, Minn. Laws 2015 c 65 art 3 s 31

Fishing, generally, Minn. Laws 2017 c 93 art 2 s 75

Fleeing a peace officer, causing death of another while fleeing, Minn. Laws 2011 c 32 s

Food

Adulteration, Minn. Laws 2012 c 244 art 2 s 25, 33

Misbranding, Minn. Laws 2012 c 244 art 2 s 26, 33

Forensic laboratories, accreditation requirements, Minn. Laws 2014 c 168 s

Forfeitures for, procedure, Minn. Laws 2014 c 201 s

Forfeitures for

Motor vehicles, metropolitan transit operations, authority, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 112

Forfeitures, see FORFEITURES

Fraud, secured transaction financing statements, Minn. Laws 2014 c 306 s

Fraud, unemployment insurance, Minn. Laws 2017 c 35 art 3 s 16

Gambling devices, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2008 c 318 art 2 s 2, 3

Gambling taxes, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 1 art 14 s 11

Government data, breaches, Minn. Laws 2014 c 284 s

Gross misdemeanor offenses, repeal, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 4 s 9, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24

Harassment, Minn. Laws 2020 c 96 s 2, 3

Hard-of-hearing persons, discrimination, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9

Health care providers, runners, cappers, and steerers, Minn. Laws 2012 c 255 s

Human trafficking, see TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Hunting, big game, hunting under license revocation, Minn. Laws 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 25

Hunting, shining, Minn. Laws 2009 c 176 art 2 s 17

Hunting

Generally, Minn. Laws 2017 c 93 art 2 s 75

Gross overlimit violations, Minn. Laws 2017 c 93 art 2 s 76

Identity theft, payment cards, use of scanning devices and reencoders on, Minn. Laws 2010 c 293 s

Ignition interlock device pilot program participants, Minn. Laws 2014 c 298 s

Insurance fraud, administrative penalties, Minn. Laws 2017 c 98 s 2

Insurance fraud, stranger-originated life insurance practices, Minn. Laws 2009 c 52 s 8

Intermediate sanctions, fines, date due, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 2 s 44

Internet ticket sales, interference with, Minn. Laws 2008 c 245 s

Investigations, portable recording systems, use, Minn. Laws 2016 c 171 s 5

Kratom, sale or possession, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2018 c 195 art 1 s 3

Lasers, discharging at aircraft, Minn. Laws 2009 c 73 s

Meat and poultry inspection, penalties, Minn. Laws 2012 c 244 art 2 s 1

Medical cannabis

Immunity from prosecution, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 9 art 11 s 98

Violations and penalties, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 9 art 11 s 99, 100

Methamphetamine, intent to manufacture, second and subsequent offenses, Minn. Laws 2009 c 83 art 2 s 8

Misdemeanors, certification as petty misdemeanors, exception, driving in violation of no-alcohol restriction, Minn. Laws 2010 c 366 s 15

Misdemeanors, public defender eligibility, Minn. Laws 2012 c 212 s 8, 9, 14

Misdemeanors, see MISDEMEANORS

Motor vehicle fuel, theft, Minn. Laws 2012 c 173 s

Motor vehicle insurance, runners, cappers, and steerers, Minn. Laws 2012 c 255 s

Motor vehicles, leaving scene of collision, Minn. Laws 2014 c 186 s

National Guard members, courts-martial, Minn. Laws 2013 c 78 s 8, 12, 22

National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Minn. Laws 2009 c 139 s

Naturopathic doctors, titles, unauthorized use, Minn. Laws 2008 c 348 s 4

Nonconsensual dissemination of sexual images, Minn. Laws 2016 c 126 s 9

Off-highway vehicles, violations and penalties, Minn. Laws 2009 c 176 art 1 s 4

Peace officers, disarming, Minn. Laws 2008 c 304 s

Peace officers, unauthorized law enforcement practices, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 5 s 19

Peeping toms, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 11

Perjury, court documents, signatures on false statements, Minn. Laws 2014 c 204 s 3, 9

Persons convicted of, DNA, orders to provide specimen after sentence or supervision, Minn. Laws 2010 c 256 s

Pharmacists, adulteration or misbranding of drugs, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 9 art 11 s 76

Pornography, child pornography offenders, Minn. Laws 2013 c 96 s 6, 7

Pornography, children, photographic representations of, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 13, 14, 16, 17

Postal service personnel, assault on, Minn. Laws 2011 c 85 s 2

Predatory crimes, registration requirements, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 5 s 3, 9

Predatory lending, and prosecution for other crimes, Minn. Laws 2008 c 215 s 2

Presumptions, employment, aggravated misconduct, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 7 art 7 s 10

Prevention, weed and seed grant program, repeal, Minn. Laws 2014 c 212 art 1 s 15

Prohibited acts with no specified penalty, Minn. Laws 2014 c 312 art 6 s 6

Prohibited acts, no specific penalty, Minn. Laws 2015 c 65 art 6 s 22

Property damage, energy equipment, Minn. Laws 2016 c 152 s

Prostitution, see PROSTITUTION

Prostitution

Juvenile offenders, Minn. Laws 2013 c 108 art 3 s 38, 48

Money to facilitate, forfeiture, Minn. Laws 2013 c 80 s

Prostitution, see PROSTITUTION

Prostitution

Penalty assessments, depositing, Minn. Laws 2010 1Sp c 1 art 14 s 17

Sentencing guidelines, proposed changes, Minn. Laws 2010 c 215 art 11 s 23

Prostitution, see PROSTITUTION

Public defenders, see PUBLIC DEFENSE BOARD

Public safety dogs, harm to, Minn. Laws 2011 c 9 s

Racketeering, Minn. Laws 2011 c 76 art 1 s 68, 2011 c 81 s

Raffle boards, Minn. Laws 2016 c 138 s 4

Reckless driving, Minn. Laws 2019 c 10 s 1

Replica firearms, brandishing on school property, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2010 c 268 s

Reporting system, replacement, appropriations, Minn. Laws 2013 c 86 art 1 s 12

Reserve officers, assault on, Minn. Laws 2011 c 85 s 1, 3

Residential mortgage fraud, and prosecution for other crimes, Minn. Laws 2008 c 215 s 2

Riot, sentencing guidelines, proposed changes, Minn. Laws 2010 c 215 art 11 s 23

Sales and use taxes, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 1 art 12 s 2, 3

Salvia divinorum, sale or possession, criminal penalties, Minn. Laws 2010 c 368 s

Scrap metal, gross misdemeanor offenses, repeal, Minn. Laws 2009 c 59 art 4 s 9, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24

Scrap vehicle operators, violations, Minn. Laws 2013 c 126 s 5

Secured transactions, financing statement fraud, Minn. Laws 2014 c 306 s

Sentences, see SENTENCING

Service animal misrepresentation, Minn. Laws 2018 c 106 s 2

Service animals, harm to, rendering animal unable to perform duties, Minn. Laws 2010 c 292 s 1-3

Sex crimes, see CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT

Sex offenders sentencing grid, modification, Minn. Laws 2012 c 229 s

Sex offenders, failure to register, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 5 s 9

Sex trafficking, sentencing guidelines, proposed changes, Minn. Laws 2010 c 215 art 11 s 23

Sexual performances, minors, use in sexual performances, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 5 art 4 s 12

Sexual violence, prevalence, report, Minn. Laws 2012 c 247 art 2 s 11

Smoking, nonsmoking hotel rooms, penalties, Minn. Laws 2008 c 355 s

Synthetic cannabinoids, sale, felony, Minn. Laws 2012 c 240 s 2, 3

Synthetic cannabinoids, Minn. Laws 2011 c 53 s 3, 9

Synthetic drugs, Minn. Laws 2014 c 285 s

Tax evasion, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 1 art 12 s 3

Teachers, crimes requiring immediate discharge, Minn. Laws 2015 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 24, 26

Teachers, license violations, fraud, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 15

Telephone calls, emergency calls, false reports of emergencies, Minn. Laws 2013 c 20 s

Telephone calls, prank emergency calls, Minn. Laws 2008 c 270 s

Theft, motor vehicle fuel, Minn. Laws 2012 c 173 s

Theft, see THEFT

Tickets, early Internet sales at inflated prices, Minn. Laws 2009 c 61 s

Timber on state lands, failure to mark, repeal, Minn. Laws 2013 c 114 art 4 s 108

Tobacco, tobacco related devices. furnishing to persons under 21, Minn. Laws 2020 c 88 s 11, 12

Trademarks and trade names, portorama, repealed, Minn. Laws 2019 c 43 s

Trafficking in persons, data on, publication, Minn. Laws 2009 c 137 s 1

Trafficking in persons, see TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Trafficking of SNAP benefits, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 4 s 60

Trespass, see TRESPASS

Trespass

Critical public service facilities, pipelines, underground structures housing, entry, Minn. Laws 2008 c 217 s

Unmanned aerial vehicles, correctional institutions, proximity, Minn. Laws 2020 c 110 s 5

Unreasonable restraint of a child, penalties, Minn. Laws 2012 c 175 s 2

Utility employees, assault on, Minn. Laws 2011 c 85 s 2

Victims, address confidentiality program, Minn. Laws 2011 c 116 art 1 s 1

Violent Crime Coordinating Council, Minn. Laws 2010 c 383 s 1

Voter registration, status upon conviction, Minn. Laws 2017 c 92 art 1 s 12, 29

Voting in wrong precinct, Minn. Laws 2010 c 201 s 1

Vulnerable adults, financial exploitation

Aggregation of offenses, Minn. Laws 2013 c 5 s 1

Venue, Minn. Laws 2013 c 5 s 2

Vulnerable adults, financial exploitation, Minn. Laws 2009 c 119 s

Vulnerable adults, neglect of, felony deprivation, Minn. Laws 2012 c 175 s 1

Wells and borings, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 54

Wrongful employment at a child care center, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 82

Wrongful employment at a child care center, Minn. Laws 2015 c 78 art 4 s 42-47, 59