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299F.77 ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED.
The following persons shall not be entitled to receive an explosives license or permit:
(1) a person under the age of 18 years;
(2) a person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as
defined in section 299F.72, subdivision 1b, unless ten years have elapsed since the person's civil
rights have been restored or the sentence has expired, whichever occurs first, and during that time
the person has not been convicted of any other crime of violence. For purposes of this section,
crime of violence includes crimes in other states or jurisdictions that would have been crimes of
violence if they had been committed in this state;
(3) a person who is or has ever been confined or committed in Minnesota or elsewhere as a
person who is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and dangerous to the public,
as defined in section 253B.02, to a treatment facility, unless the person possesses a certificate
of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or other satisfactory proof, that the
person is no longer suffering from this disability;
(4) a person who has been convicted in Minnesota or elsewhere for the unlawful use,
possession, or sale of a controlled substance other than conviction for possession of a small
amount of marijuana, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 16, or who is or has ever been
hospitalized or committed for treatment for the habitual use of a controlled substance or
marijuana, as defined in sections 152.01 and 152.02, unless the person possesses a certificate of a
medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or other satisfactory proof, that the person
has not abused a controlled substance or marijuana during the previous two years; and
(5) a person who has been confined or committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota
or elsewhere as chemically dependent, as defined in section 253B.02, unless the person has
completed treatment.
History: 1971 c 845 s 7; 1973 c 725 s 55; 1976 c 2 s 120; 1985 c 21 s 63; 1986 c 444; 1991
c 199 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 7; 2002 c 221 s 41; 2005 c 56 s 1

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