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609.541.3
Statute ID:
1387
Statute Function ID:
1430
Library Property-Detention of Materials
In Effect
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Property (2)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Theft (T) (Rank 24)
Detailed Offense Code:
Theft (269)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
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:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.541.3
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1983
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Library Property-Detention of Materials
Statute ID:
1387
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 27, 2012 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
Correction to summary test
Summary Text:
Library Property-Detention of Materials
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/541.html
Legislative Session:
1983 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 27, 2012
A person who detains a book, periodical, pamphlet, film, or other property belonging to any public library, or to a library belonging to the state or any political subdivision, for more than 60 days after notice in writing to return it, given after the expiration of the library's stated loan period for the material, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. The written notice shall be sent by mail to the last known address of the person detaining the material. The notice shall state the type of material borrowed, the title of the material, the author's name, the library from which the material was borrowed, and the date by which the material was to have been returned to the library. The notice shall include a statement indicating that if the material is not returned within 60 days after the written notice the borrower will be in violation of this section.
