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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