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609.855.2(a)
Statute ID:
1700
Statute Function ID:
18683
Transit-Obstruct/Interfere w/Oper of Vehicle
In Effect
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Disturbing Peace/Privacy (N) (Rank 27)
Detailed Offense Code:
Railroads/Transit Facilities/Providers (918)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
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:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.855.2(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1983
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Transit-Obstruct/Interfere w/Oper of Vehicle
Statute ID:
1700
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Apr 24, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Transit-Obstruct/Interfere w/Oper of Vehicle
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/855.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) Whoever intentionally commits an act that interferes with or obstructs, or tends to interfere with or obstruct, the operation of a transit vehicle is guilty of unlawful interference with a transit operator and may be sentenced as provided in paragraph (c). (b) An act that is committed on a transit vehicle that distracts the driver from the safe operation of the vehicle or that endangers passengers is a violation of this subdivision if an authorized transit representative has clearly warned the person once to stop the act. (c) A person who violates this subdivision may be sentenced as follows: (1) to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the violation was accompanied by force or violence or a communication of a threat of force or violence; or (2) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, if the violation was not accompanied by force or violence or a communication of a threat of force or violence.
