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609.40.2(4)
Statute ID:
1118
Statute Function ID:
1206
Flags-Use for Commercial Advertising Purposes
In Effect
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Crime Against Government (929)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
999
NIBRS Non-Reportable
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.40.2(4)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 1963
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Flags-Use for Commercial Advertising Purposes
Statute ID:
1118
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Flags-Use for Commercial Advertising Purposes
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/40.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) intentionally and publicly mutilates, defiles, or casts contempt upon the flag; or (2) places on or attaches to the flag any word, mark, design, or advertisement not properly a part of such flag or exposes to public view a flag so altered; or (3) manufactures or exposes to public view an article of merchandise or a wrapper or receptacle for merchandise upon which the flag is depicted; or (4) uses the flag for commercial advertising purposes.
