See also DEFENDANTS
Adultery, woman's marital status unknown, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.36
Adverse claims to real property
Value of improvements, taxes, and assessments, Minn. Statutes 2009 559.11
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minn. Statutes 2009 10A.02
Act of God, Minn. Statutes 2009 18D.111, 2009 18D.325
End user or landowner, application, Minn. Statutes 2009 18D.101
Sabotage, Minn. Statutes 2009 18D.325
Vandalism, Minn. Statutes 2009 18D.325
War, Minn. Statutes 2009 18D.325
Aircraft, operating under influence of alcohol or controlled substances, Minn. Statutes 2009 360.0752
Children, consumption by, consent of parent or guardian, Minn. Statutes 2009 340A.503
Complicity defense, fault defined as, Minn. Statutes 2009 604.01
Illegal sales, Minn. Statutes 2009 340A.503, 2009 340A.513, 2009 340A.801
Proof of age, Minn. Statutes 2009 340A.503, 2009 340A.703
Attempts at crime, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.17
Presentment warranties, breach, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.4-208, 2009 336.4-302
Transfer warranties, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.4-207
Waivers, unauthorized signatures or alterations, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.4-406
Bankruptcy proceedings, employers, failure to pay benefits or wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2009 181.74
Banks, shareholders, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.19
Beer, kegs, illegal sales, Minn. Statutes 2009 340A.513
Boats and boating, boating while intoxicated, Minn. Statutes 2009 86B.331
Bumpers, evidence of manufacture higher than prescribed height, affirmative defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 169.73
Campaign practices violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 211B.17
Criminal nonsupport, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.375
Nonparentage, Minn. Statutes 2009 518C.315
Nonpayment of support, Minn. Statutes 2009 518.612
Coercion for use in prostitution
Excluded defenses, Minn. Statutes 2009 611A.81, 2009 611A.82
Court of Appeals decisions, precedential value, Minn. Statutes 2009 480A.08
Collectively bargained health care arrangements
Violations, lack of knowledge not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 62H.15
Commercial e-mail messages, violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 325F.694
Consent, see specific index headings for crimes
Plain language, good faith effort to comply, Minn. Statutes 2009 325G.34
Consumer support grants, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2009 256.476
Contagious or infectious diseases, knowing transfer, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.2241
Assignments, failure to record, Minn. Statutes 2009 507.235
Failure to record, Minn. Statutes 2009 507.235
Contributing to delinquency or status as juvenile petty offender, Minn. Statutes 2009 260B.425
Contributing to status as child in need of protection or services, Minn. Statutes 2009 260C.425
Marijuana, possession or sale, Minn. Statutes 2009 152.027
Sale, transfer, or delivery, Minn. Statutes 2009 152.097
Corporations, ratable assessments against shareholders, Minn. Statutes 2009 316.19
Crimes in other jurisdictions, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.025
Controlled substances use, prescribed drugs, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.21
Dangerous dogs, harm caused by, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.226
Defamation, Minn. Statutes 2009 544.043
Delinquent property taxes, see Defenses or objections under PROPERTY TAXES
Dentists and dental auxiliaries
Violations, generally, licenses, lack of, Minn. Statutes 2009 150A.12
Deprivation of custodial or parental rights, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.26
Devisees, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2009 573.16
Employment, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2009 363A.25
Dishonored checks, affidavit of service, refusal to accept, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.535
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 518.06
Marital property, division, power of attorney, use not available as defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 518.58
Drivers' licenses, revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification, notice, Minn. Statutes 2009 171.24
Driving while impaired, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 169A.46
Electronic communications, illegal access, Minn. Statutes 2009 626A.32
Kidnappings, telephone company employees, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.774
Employee leasing arrangements, violations
Generally, lack of knowledge not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 62H.15
Failure to pay benefits or wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2009 181.74
Violations, adequate remedy not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 216C.30
Manufactured home parks, Minn. Statutes 2009 327C.10
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2009 504B.285
Residential rental property, Minn. Statutes 2009 504B.285
Failure to appear in court, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.49
Farm products, contracts, readability violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 17.9441
Farm tractors, claims of nonconformity, Minn. Statutes 2009 325F.6657
Female genital mutilation, consent, not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.2245
Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.2335
Fire or police state aid, forfeiture
No defense, failure to receive certificate form, Minn. Statutes 2009 69.011
Fraudulent transfers, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 513.48
Liability insurance, effects, Minn. Statutes 2009 3.736, 2009 16B.85
School districts, liability insurance, waivers, Minn. Statutes 2009 123B.23
Gratuities, agreements to work for less not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2009 177.27
Groundwater pollution in sensitive areas, Minn. Statutes 2009 103H.111
Halal foods, misrepresentation of non-Halal foods, Minn. Statutes 2009 31.658
Liability claims, defenses, Minn. Statutes 2009 115B.04, 2009 115B.05, 2009 115B.175
Hazardous waste, air and water quality violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.671
Health and accident insurance, policies, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2009 62A.04
Heirs, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2009 573.16
Housing with services establishments
Personal service not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2009 144D.03
Insanity, Minn. Statutes 2009 518.06, 2009 611.026
Insurance liquidators, assertion, duties, Minn. Statutes 2009 60B.25
Insurance, claims forms, absence of warnings not a defense for violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 60A.955
Intoxication defense, effect on intent, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.075
Invention developers, contracts, bona fide error, Minn. Statutes 2009 325A.09
Investment securities, see Defenses under SECURITIES
Defamation, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.765
Force, use of, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.06, 2009 609.066
Homicide, justifiable homicide, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.065
Labor trafficking, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.284
Code violation inspection and condemnation orders, Minn. Statutes 2009 504B.195
Code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2009 504B.415
Tenant eviction, contraband or controlled substances, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.5317
Utilities, interruption or termination, Minn. Statutes 2009 504B.221
Legal separation, husband and wife, Minn. Statutes 2009 518.06
Legatees, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2009 573.16
Littering, civil liability, Minn. Statutes 2009 169.421
Lottery tickets, sale to minors, Minn. Statutes 2009 349A.12
2d degree manslaughter, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.205
2d degree manslaughter of an unborn child, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.2665
Manufactured home parks, eviction, Minn. Statutes 2009 327C.10
Medical malpractice lawsuits, counterclaims, pleading as, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2009 541.076
Minimum wage, agreements to work for less not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2009 177.27
Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association
Claims, rights, Minn. Statutes 2009 60C.05
Insolvent member insurers, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 60C.195
Other remedies, not a defense to injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2009 168.27
Motor vehicles, forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2009 169A.63
Appeals from local government action, Minn. Statutes 2009 462.361
Neglect or endangerment of a child, failure to prevent, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.378
Assumption of risk, see ASSUMPTION OF RISK
Comparative negligence, see COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
Contributory negligence, see CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
Last clear chance doctrine, abolished, Minn. Statutes 2009 604.01
Alteration of instruments, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-406
Conditional issuance of instrument, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-105
Countersignatures, failure to make, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-106
Forged signatures, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-406
Issuance without consideration, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-303
Lack of notice, holders in due course, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-302
Nonissuance of instrument, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-105
Nonperformance of promises, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-303
Obligation to pay instrument, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-305
Other agreements, effect, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-117
Presentment warranties, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-417
Restrictive endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-206
Signatures, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-308
Transfer warranties, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-416
Wrongful refusal to pay, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.3-411
Next of kin, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2009 573.16
No or insufficient consideration
Employment agency fees, notes, Minn. Statutes 2009 184.38
Proof of insurance, failure to produce, Minn. Statutes 2009 169.791
Nursery stock, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 18J.10
Overtime, agreements to work for less not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2009 177.27
Pari-mutuel betting, underage bettors, identification, Minn. Statutes 2009 240.13
Partition of real estate, disputes between parties, Minn. Statutes 2009 558.05
Pen registers, trap and trace devices, and mobile tracking devices, Minn. Statutes 2009 626A.391
Perjury, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.48
Plant pests, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 18J.10
Plants (vegetation), violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 18J.10
Pornographic works involving minors
Affirmative defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 617.246
Consent, mistake, no defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 617.245 to 2009 617.247
Product liability, useful life of product, expiration, Minn. Statutes 2009 604.03
Property taxes, see Defenses or objections under PROPERTY TAXES
Prostitution, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.325
Public Employees Retirement Association
Local relief associations, breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2009 353A.07
Public transportation facilities
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2009 363A.11
Reportable multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs), violations, lack of knowledge not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 62H.15
School bus drivers, reasonable force, use, Minn. Statutes 2009 121A.582
School districts, school buses, advertising on, Minn. Statutes 2009 123B.93
School officials, Fair Dismissal Act
Technical violations, good faith exception, Minn. Statutes 2009 121A.48
School personnel, force used by, Minn. Statutes 2009 121A.582, 2009 123B.25
School principals, reasonable force, use, Minn. Statutes 2009 121A.582
Seeds, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 18J.10
Self-defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.06, 2009 609.065
Separation of husband and wife, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 518.06
Sexual psychopathic personality, not defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 253B.185
Sexually dangerous person status, not defense, Minn. Statutes 2009 253B.185
Sex trafficking, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.284
Shooting victims, failure to aid, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.662
Signatures, credit agreements, absence, effect, Minn. Statutes 2009 513.33
Smoking regulations, Minn. Statutes 2009 327.742
Soil conservation, good faith practices, Minn. Statutes 2009 103F.421, 2009 103F.441
Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.352
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 271.09
Jeopardy assessments, Minn. Statutes 2009 270C.36
Teachers, force used by, Minn. Statutes 2009 121A.582, 2009 123B.25
Tenants, eviction actions, Minn. Statutes 2009 504B.285
Theft, trade secrets, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.52
Timber cutting on state lands, Minn. Statutes 2009 90.301
Municipal license violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 461.12
Reliance on proof of age, driver's license or Minnesota identification card, Minn. Statutes 2009 609.685
Leaving scene of accident to obtain medical aid, Minn. Statutes 2009 169.09
Traffic sign or signal violations, motorcyclists, entering or crossing intersections against red light, Minn. Statutes 2009 169.06
Trespass, Minn. Statutes 2009 471.985
Trust companies, shareholders, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.19
Unauthorized insurers, Minn. Statutes 2009 60A.21
Volunteer firefighter relief associations
Membership, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2009 424A.01
Voting violations, affirmative defense
Inaccurate polling place location as, Minn. Statutes 2009 201.016
Wild animals, violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 35.95
Wiretapping, Minn. Statutes 2009 626A.13
Fraud, claim forms, criminal penalties notice, Minn. Statutes 2009 176.178
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 176.001 to 2009 176.862
Willful negligence, Minn. Statutes 2009 176.031