2026 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
CONTEMPTS
See also BREACH OF THE PEACE
Administration Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.08
Aeronautics, orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.015
Affidavits, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.04
Agriculture Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 31A.27
Aircraft, violations of prohibited operation, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.075
Ambulance services, subpoenas, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.30
Appearance
Illness, excuse, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.15
Requirement, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.05
Arbitrators and arbitration panels, subpoenas, order for compliance, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 179A.16
Arrest warrants
Bail, directions regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.06
First warrant, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.04, 588.07
Nonbailable warrants, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.08
Second warrant, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.14
Attorneys
Contempt of court, removal, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.15
Misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Bail
Arrest warrants, directions to admit to bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.06, 588.07
Cash bail, judgment creditors, Minn. Statutes 2026 550.011
Recognizance to appear, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.07, 588.08, 588.14
Business records, order to produce, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 8.16
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 10A.022
Charitable organizations, violations, assurance of discontinuance, Minn. Statutes 2026 309.57
Child abuse victims, video recorded interviews, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 634.35
Child support, see Contempts under CHILD SUPPORT
Collection agencies, failure to obey order to compel disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2026 332.40
Collective bargaining group representatives
Orders to appear, disobeying, Minn. Statutes 2026 45.027
Subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 179.16
Commerce Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 216C.29
Constructive contempts
Procedure, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.04
Types of offenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Coroners, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Court administrators, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Criminal contempt
Criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.20
Jurors, Minn. Statutes 2026 593.50
Subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.20
Damages, amount, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.14
Debtors, supplementary proceedings, bonds, failure to give, Minn. Statutes 2026 575.03
Direct contempts
Summary punishment, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.04
Types of offenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Disorderly conduct, see DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Dissolution of marriage, orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 518.131
District court, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.02
Domestic abuse protection orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Employers, retaliation against victims or witnesses for absence to testify, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.036
Fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.02, 588.10
Gambling, appearances or evidence, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 349.151
Gang activity, injunctions, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 617.95
Garnishment, orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 571.84
Gender-affirming health care, not basis for contempt, Minn. Statutes 2026 543.23
Habeas corpus, eligibility for, Minn. Statutes 2026 589.01, 589.14
Harassment, restraining order violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.748
Health Department, subpoenas, failure to obey compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.054
Hearing aid dispensing, investigations, subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2026 153A.15
Hearings, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.09
Human Rights Department, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 363A.06
Immunity from criminal prosecution, dentists, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 150A.08
Imprisonment
Failure to perform, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.12
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.02
Term, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.10
Indictments for same offense, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.13
Industrial hemp, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 18J.04
Inspector general, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 15E.30
Insurance, unfair trade practices, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 72A.22
Insurance companies, audits and examinations, orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 60A.031
Investigations
Failure to obey inspector general directive, Minn. Statutes 2026 15E.30
Hearing aid dispensing, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 153A.15
Iron sulphide mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.48
Judgment debtors, conciliation court, failure to notify creditors, Minn. Statutes 2026 491A.02
Judgments
Disobedience generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 550.02
Jurors
Failure to report for duty, Minn. Statutes 2026 628.48
Failure to serve, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Improper communications, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Juvenile court orders, interference with, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.421, 260C.421
Juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.154, 260C.154
Juveniles returned to state under Interstate Compact for Juveniles, expenses, refusal or failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 260.55
Labor and Industry Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, occupational safety and health, inspections, Minn. Statutes 2026 182.659
Legal separation, orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 518.131
Legislative auditor, refusal to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.978
Legislature, Minn. Const. art 4 s 25, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.14, 3.15
Management and Budget Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.08
Mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.48
Minnesota Code of Military Justice, Minn. Statutes 2026 192A.26, 192A.445
Motor vehicle dealers, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.27
Natural Resources Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, water-use permit hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 103G.311
Nursery stock, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 18J.04
Orders
Cash bail posted for unpaid judgments, payment to judgment creditors, Minn. Statutes 2026 550.011
Disobedience generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Indemnification of injured party, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.11
Show cause orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.04
Summary punishment, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.03
Parenting time, unwarranted denials or interference, Minn. Statutes 2026 518.175
Parents, children, cost of care, examination, or treatment, juvenile court orders, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.331, 260C.331
Paternity, judgments or orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.67
Persons in custody
Court appearance, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.05
Illness, excuse for, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.15
Plant pests, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 18J.04
Plants (vegetation), subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 18J.04
Pollution Control Agency, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 115.03
Professional fund raisers, violations, assurance of discontinuance, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 309.57
Prostitution promoters, violations of protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.3232
Provocative language, Minn. Statutes 2026 625.15
Public interest labor disputes, orders, refusal to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 179.08
Public nuisance abatement, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 617.86, 617.87
Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2026 216B.29
Railroad companies, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 270.83
Revenue Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 270C.32
Seeds, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 18J.04
Semitaconite mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.48
Sheriffs, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Sheriff's civil service commissions, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 387.40
Spousal maintenance, see Contempts under SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
Subpoenas, disobedience, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01, 588.20
Taconite mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.48
Tax administration and compliance matters, disobedience of injunction, Minn. Statutes 2026 270C.32, 270C.61
Tax Court, subpoenas or orders, refusal to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 271.13
Tax returns, failure to file complete and proper return, civil fine per day, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.21
Telephone companies, disobedience of laws, orders, or judgments, Minn. Statutes 2026 237.27
Traffic violations, surcharges for peace officer training, refusal to pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Unfair and discriminatory trade practices, assurance of discontinuance, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 8.31
Visitation, parenting time, unwarranted denials or interference, Minn. Statutes 2026 518.175
Water and Soil Resources Board, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2026 103A.331
Wiretapped evidence, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2026 626A.08
Witnesses
Criminal trials outside state, failure to travel and testify, Minn. Statutes 2026 634.06
Detaining, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Refusal to be sworn or answer, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Work release, Minn. Statutes 2026 631.425
Workers' compensation, subpoenas, failure to obey, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.351
Workers' compensation insurance, inspections, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.184