Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 617 · 38 active provisions
Any person who attempts to conceal the birth of a child by any disposition of its dead body, when the child died after its birth, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not apply to the disposition of remains resulting from an abortion or miscarriage.
Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. A person who commits any of the following acts in any public place, or in any place where others are present, is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) willfully and lewdly exposes the person's body, or the private parts thereof; (2) procures another to expose private parts; or (3) engages in any open…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (a) "Obscene" means that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in sex and depicts or describes in a patently offensive manner sexual conduct and which, taken as a whole, does not have serio…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "adult entertainment establishment" means a business that is open only to adults and that presents live performances that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction of sexual conduct or nudity; (2) "sexual conduct" has the meaning giv…
Subdivision 1. Prohibited activity. No person, copartnership or corporation shall, as a condition to a sale or delivery for resale of any paper, magazine, book, comic, periodical or publication, require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any other article, book, comic or other publication reasonably bel…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Minor" means any person who, at the time of use in a sexual performance, is under the age of 16. (c) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publish, manufacture, issue, or advertise. (d) "Sexual performance" means any play, dan…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18. (c) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publish, manufacture, issue, or advertise. (d) "Sexual performance" means any play, dance or other ex…
Subdivision 1. Policy; purpose. It is the policy of the legislature in enacting this section to protect minors from the physical and psychological damage caused by their being used in child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct which involves minors. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to penalize po…
No civil or criminal liability for a violation of section 617.246 or 617.247 that involves child sexual abuse materials as defined solely in section 617.246, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), clause (2), item (iv), may be imposed on an interactive computer service, as defined in United States Code, title 47, section 230, o…
Every person who shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any post office in the state, or place in charge of any express company or other common carrier or person for transportation, any of the articles or things specified in section 617.241, or any circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement or notice relating thereto,…
Subdivision 1. Crime. It is a crime to intentionally disseminate an image of another person who is depicted in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole or in part, when: (1) the person is identifiable: (i) from the image itself, by the person depicted in the image or by another person; or (ii) from pe…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Deep fake" means any video recording, motion-picture film, sound recording, electronic image, or photograph, or any technological representation of speech or conduct substantially derivative thereof: (1) that…
A district court, upon complaint under oath that any person has in possession or under control any of the obscene books, papers, or other matter specified in sections 617.241 to 617.26, shall issue a warrant directed to the sheriff of the county, directing the sheriff to search for, seize, and take possession of the ob…
Subdivision 1. Finding. The legislature finds that sexually explicit materials and exhibitions presented before an audience are harmful to minors. Subd. 2. Best interest. It is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of this state, and especially of minors within the state, that commerci…
Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 617.291 to 617.297, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Minor. "Minor" means any person under the age of 18 years. Subd. 3. Nudity. "Nudity" means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a full…
Subdivision 1. Dissemination. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or loan for monetary consideration to a minor: (a) any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or s…
It is unlawful for any person knowingly to exhibit for a monetary consideration to a minor or knowingly to sell to a minor an admission ticket or pass or knowingly to admit a minor, whether or not for a monetary consideration, to a place of public accommodation where there is exhibited a motion picture, show or other p…
The following are exempt from criminal or other action hereunder: (1) recognized and established schools, churches, museums, medical clinics and physicians, hospitals, public libraries, governmental agencies or quasi governmental sponsored organizations, and persons acting in their capacity as employees or agents of su…
Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1a, a violation of any provision of sections 617.291 to 617.297 is a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 1a. Penalty for display of harmful materials. A violation of section 617.293, subdivision 2, is a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Temporary restraining order…
In any proceeding or prosecution involving the exhibitor or owner of any motion picture theatre, evidence of compliance or noncompliance with and adherence to a rating system recognized in the motion picture industry is admissible.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section 617.299, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Obscene. "Obscene" has the meaning given to it in section 617.241. Subd. 3. Nudity. "Nudity" means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic areas, or…
Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Subject to the exemptions of section 617.295, a person who exhibits an obscene motion picture at a drive-in theatre is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Penalty enhancement. Whoever violates the provisions of subdivision 1 within two years of a previous conviction shall be sentenced to impri…
Subdivision 1. Generally. The definitions in this section apply to sections 617.80 to 617.87. Subd. 2. Building. "Building" means a structure suitable for human shelter, a commercial structure that is maintained for business activities that involve human occupation, any portion of the structure, or the land surrounding…
Subdivision 1. Injunction. In order to obtain a temporary injunction under section 617.82 or a permanent injunction or order of abatement under section 617.83, the provisions of sections 617.80 to 617.87 must be followed. Subd. 2. Acts constituting a nuisance. (a) For purposes of sections 617.80 to 617.87, a public nui…
(a) If the recipient of a notice under section 617.81, subdivision 4, either abates the conduct constituting the nuisance or enters into an agreed abatement plan within 30 days of service of the notice and complies with the agreement within the stipulated time period, the prosecuting attorney may not file a nuisance ac…