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609.605.4(a)

Statute ID: 1495

Statute Function ID: 1567

Trespass on School Property

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Offense Level:

Misdemeanor (M)

General Offense Code:

Property (2)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Property damage (P) (Rank 25)

Detailed Offense Code:

Trespass (231)

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Statute Number:

609.605.4(a)

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 1859

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Summary Text:

Trespass on School Property

Statute ID:

1495

Created:

Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Oct 17, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

System

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Summary Text:

Trespass on School Property

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/605.html

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0 - NA

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Statute text last updated on:

Sep 1, 2006

(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to enter or be found in a public or nonpublic elementary, middle, or secondary school building unless the person:
(1) is an enrolled student in, a parent or guardian of an enrolled student in, or an employee of the school or school district;
(2) has permission or an invitation from a school official to be in the building;
(3) is attending a school event, class, or meeting to which the person, the public, or a student's family is invited; or
(4) has reported the person's presence in the school building in the manner required for visitors to the school.
(b) It is a misdemeanor for a person to be on the roof of a public or nonpublic elementary, middle, or secondary school building unless the person has permission from a school official to be on the roof of the building.
(c) It is a gross misdemeanor for a group of three or more persons to enter or be found in a public or nonpublic elementary, middle, or secondary school building unless one of the persons:
(1) is an enrolled student in, a parent or guardian of an enrolled student in, or an employee of the school or school district;
(2) has permission or an invitation from a school official to be in the building;
(3) is attending a school event, class, or meeting to which the person, the public, or a student's family is invited; or
(4) has reported the person's presence in the school building in the manner required for visitors to the school.
(d) It is a misdemeanor for a person to enter or be found on school property within one year after being told by the school principal or the principal's designee to leave the property and not to return, unless the principal or the principal's designee has given the person permission to return to the property. As used in this paragraph, "school property" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses (1) and (3).
(e) A school principal or a school employee designated by the school principal to maintain order on school property, who has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating this subdivision may detain the person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable period of time pending the arrival of a peace officer. A school principal or designated school employee is not civilly or criminally liable for any action authorized under this paragraph if the person's action is based on reasonable cause.
(f) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe the person violated this subdivision within the preceding four hours. The arrest may be made even though the violation did not occur in the peace officer's presence.