2007 Minnesota Statutes
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240.26 PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1. Felonies. A violation of the prohibition against accepting a bet in section
240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (1), and a violation of
section 240.25, subdivisions 3, 4, and 7 is a felony.
Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanors. A violation of the prohibition against placing a bet in section
240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (2), and a violation of
section 240.25, subdivisions 5 and 6, is a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 3. Misdemeanors. A violation of any other provision of this chapter or of a rule or
order of the commission for which another penalty is not provided is a misdemeanor.
Subd. 4. Prosecution by attorney general. Notwithstanding section388.051, subdivision
1 , paragraph (c), the attorney general has primary jurisdiction to prosecute felony violations of
section 240.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 7, and felony violations of section 240.25, subdivision 1,
when the bet was allegedly accepted on the premises of a licensed racetrack.
History: 1983 c 214 s 26; 1985 c 211 s 3; 1986 c 467 s 2,3; 1994 c 633 art 1 s 14
Subdivision 1. Felonies. A violation of the prohibition against accepting a bet in section
240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (1), and a violation of
section 240.25, subdivisions 3, 4, and 7 is a felony.
Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanors. A violation of the prohibition against placing a bet in section
240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (2), and a violation of
section 240.25, subdivisions 5 and 6, is a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 3. Misdemeanors. A violation of any other provision of this chapter or of a rule or
order of the commission for which another penalty is not provided is a misdemeanor.
Subd. 4. Prosecution by attorney general. Notwithstanding section
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section 240.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 7, and felony violations of section 240.25, subdivision 1,
when the bet was allegedly accepted on the premises of a licensed racetrack.
History: 1983 c 214 s 26; 1985 c 211 s 3; 1986 c 467 s 2,3; 1994 c 633 art 1 s 14
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