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609.856
Statute ID:
1717
Statute Function ID:
18690
Use of Police Radios During Commission of Crime
In Effect
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Statute Number:
609.856
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1987
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Use of Police Radios During Commission of Crime
Statute ID:
1717
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:
Use of Police Radios During Commission of Crime
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/856.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
Subdivision 1. Whoever has in possession or uses a radio or device capable of receiving or transmitting a police radio signal, message, or transmission of information used for law enforcement purposes, while in the commission of a felony or violation of section 609.487 or the attempt to commit a felony or violation of section 609.487, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. Notwithstanding section 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction under this section is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct. Subd. 2. A radio or device defined in subdivision 1 that is used in the commission of a felony or violation of section 609.487 or attempt to commit a felony or violation of section 609.487 is contraband property and subject to the forfeiture provisions of section 609.531.
