2026 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
ARRESTS
See also CUSTODY; FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE
Adult court traffic offenses, children age 16 or older, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.225
Aiding an offender to avoid
Conviction, effects, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16, 245C.15
Criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.495
Aircraft operators, operating under the influence, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.0752
Arrest, booking, or testing process, electronic recording, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.406
Arrested persons
Arrests in other states, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.14
Attorneys for, admitting for consultation with, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.10
Bail, release on, see BAIL
Children of, disposition after arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 611.027
Escape from custody, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.485, 629.39
Mental illness, persons with, officer-involved community-based care coordination, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0625
Motor vehicles, liability of state for, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.736
Return transportation, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.404
Right to know grounds of arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 611.01
Right to representation, see PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Sheriffs, transporting, Minn. Statutes 2026 387.12
Vehicles, towing, Minn. Statutes 2026 168B.035
Assault, customs or immigration officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Authority to arrest
Anti-Fraud and Waste Bureau officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 15E.27
Appraisers, timber lands, Minn. Statutes 2026 90.061
Arrests without proper authority, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.863
Bail bond sureties, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.63
Conservation officers, see Arrests under CONSERVATION OFFICERS
Correctional facility employees, persons carrying messages to or from inmates, Minn. Statutes 2026 243.59
Customs agents, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Enforcement officers, game and fish laws, Minn. Statutes 2026 97A.205, 97A.211
Fairgrounds officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Federal law enforcement officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.77
Forest officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.10
Fugitive Apprehension Unit officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 241.025
Immigration officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Masters of vessels, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Metropolitan Transit Police, Minn. Statutes 2026 473.407
Peace officers, see Arrests by under PEACE OFFICERS
Private persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.37
Railroad conductors, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.363, 629.364
Railway station agents, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Resort owners or employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Sanitary districts, Minn. Statutes 2026 442A.23, 458D.18
Sheriffs, see Arrests under SHERIFFS
State colleges and universities, traffic enforcement employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.966
State Fairgrounds, special peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 37.20
State troopers, Minn. Statutes 2026 299D.03
University of Minnesota, traffic enforcement employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.965
Bail
Bail bond sureties, arrests by, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.63
Default on bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.61
Bank deposits and collections, damages, wrongful dishonor of items, Minn. Statutes 2026 336.4-402
Booking photographs, data classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
Breach of the peace, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.36
Breaking into dwellings to make arrest
Peace officers making arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.33, 629.34
Private persons making arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.38, 629.39
Carjacking, stolen property, custody, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.361
Check forgery, warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Citizen's arrests, see Private persons under this topic
Communication disabled persons, interpreters for, Minn. Statutes 2026 611.32
Correctional facility employees, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 243.59
Counties, duties regarding
Police-operated broadcasting stations, Minn. Statutes 2026 373.041
Rewards for capture, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.28
Criminal Apprehension Bureau
Information exchange, reciprocity agreements, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.13
Powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.03
Criminal history data, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.87
Cruelty to animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 343.12
Custodial arrests
Driving while impaired, Minn. Statutes 2026 169A.40
Misdemeanors with increased penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.153
Customs officers, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Data, see Arrests under GOVERNMENT DATA
Deadly force, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.80, 609.066
Decorative materials, offenses involving, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.645
Definitions, criminal proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30
Domestic abuse
Arrest and detention, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Data, classification, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
Law enforcement agencies, policies, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.342
Peace officers, immunity from liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341
Warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34, 629.341
Drainage laws, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 103E.085
E-charging, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.41
False arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 326.3382, 471.44, 471.45
Felonies
Private persons, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.37
Time, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.31
Warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Financial transaction card fraud, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Force
Deadly force, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.80, 609.066
Duty to intercede, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.8452, 626.8475
Grounds for use, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.06
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.80, 626.5534
Legislative intent, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.066
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.06
Model policy, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.8452
Reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.5534, 626.8452, 626.8475
Fugitives from justice, rewards, county boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.28
Gambling
Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 299L.03
Gambling devices, prizes and proceeds, seizure, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.762
Game and fish laws, enforcement powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 97A.205, 97A.211
Giving peace officer a false name, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.506
Gross misdemeanors
Arrest under pretense of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.402
Delay in delivering person to judge, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.401
Time restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.31
Grounds for
Arrested persons' right to know, Minn. Statutes 2026 611.01
Stating, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.38
Harassment, warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Homeland Security Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.77
House arrest, see under IMPRISONMENT
Immigration officers, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Immunity from
Election day, civil process, Minn. Const. art 7 s 4
Legislators, Minn. Const. art 4 s 10, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.14
Nonresident witnesses, Minn. Statutes 2026 634.08
Jurors, failure to report for duty, Minn. Statutes 2026 628.48
Juvenile offenders
Adult court traffic offenses, children age 16 or older, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.225
Alternative to arrest, restorative programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.1755
Gross misdemeanors, warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Law enforcement data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
Legislators, Minn. Const. art 4 s 10, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.14
Masters of vessels, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Methamphetamine lab sites, arrests at, Minn. Statutes 2026 152.0275
Minnesota Code of Military Justice
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 192A.055
Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape, Minn. Statutes 2026 192A.48
Misdemeanors
Custodial arrests, increased penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.153
Refusal to aid peace officer, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.403
Refusal to arrest another, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.403
Time restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.31
Motor vehicles
Arrested persons, owned by, limitation of liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.736
Boarding moving cars, arrest for, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.62
Nighttime, warrantless, warning, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.35
Obstructing, criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.50
Order to arrest, offense in presence of judge, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.36
Peace officers, see Arrests by under PEACE OFFICERS
Personal injuries, law enforcement officers, local governments, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 466.101
Private persons
Assistance to peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.403
Authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.37
Bloodborne pathogens, testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.7401
Breach of the peace, arrests for, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.36
Breaking into dwelling, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.38, 629.39
Force, grounds for use, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.06
Grounds for arrest, disclosing, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.38
Natural Resources Department employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 84.0835
Taking arrested person to judge or peace officer, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.39, 629.401
Probable cause arrests, see Warrantless arrests under this topic
Property damage, warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Railway conductors, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.363, 629.364
Railway station agents, custody of arrested person, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.363, 629.364
Records and record keeping, restrictions on use, employment or licensing applications, Minn. Statutes 2026 364.04
Reports about
Crimes and criminals, statistics, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.06
Sheriffs, jail inmates, Minn. Statutes 2026 641.01
Resisting arrest
Arrests at night, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.35
Fleeing a peace officer, see under PEACE OFFICERS
Force, use of, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.33
Resort owners, authority to arrest, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Rewards, county boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.28
Robbery, stolen property, custody, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.361
Rules of Criminal Procedure, conflicts with statutes, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.059
Sanitary districts, powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 442A.23, 458D.18
Security service data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.861
Sheriffs, see Arrests under SHERIFFS
Smoking, railroad conductors, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.363
State Fairgrounds, peace officer powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 37.20
State timber appraisers, Minn. Statutes 2026 90.061
Swindling, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.364
Theft
Stolen property, custody, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.361
Warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Time, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.31, 629.35
Traffic violations, see Violators under TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Warrantless arrests
Assault, 5th degree, on school property, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.343
Criminals in other states, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.14
Custodial arrests, increased penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.153
Customs officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Domestic abuse protection orders, persons violating, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 518F.03
Emergency vehicles, right of way violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.20
Extradited persons, breach of bail conditions, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.18
Harassment, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.748, 629.34
Head Start bus drivers, driving while impaired, Minn. Statutes 2026 169A.40
Hunters under influence of alcohol or drugs, Minn. Statutes 2026 97B.065
Immigration officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Juvenile offenders, gross misdemeanors, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Nighttime, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.35
Ordinance violations, statutory cities, Minn. Statutes 2026 412.861
Part-time peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34
Peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.30, 629.34
Procedures generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.93
Railroad conductors, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.363
School bus drivers, driving while impaired, Minn. Statutes 2026 169A.40
School property, trespass on, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.605
Shoplifting, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.366
Traffic regulations, emergency vehicles, right of way violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.20
Warrants, see ARREST WARRANTS
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Minn. Statutes 2026 458D.18