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609.895.3

Statute ID: 10785

Statute Function ID: 22150

Counterfeited Intellectual Property-Penalties-Dist/Sale 2 or More Prior Convictions

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Statute Number:

609.895.3

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 1999

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Counterfeited Intellectual Property-Penalties-Dist/Sale 2 or More Prior Convictions

Statute ID:

10785

Created:

Jan 11, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Nov 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Corrected

Legal Analyst Comment:

2023 Subd. 1 Revisor Instruction 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16. Changed "one year" to "364 days"

Summary Text:

Counterfeited Intellectual Property-Penalties-Dist/Sale 2 or More Prior Convictions

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/895.html

Legislative Session:

0 - NA

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Nov 20, 2023

(a) A person who is convicted of violating subdivision 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both, if:

(1) the violation involves the manufacture or production of a counterfeited item or items;

(2) the violation involves the distribution, offer for sale, sale, or possession with intent to sell or distribute 1,000 or more counterfeited items;

(3) the violation involves the distribution, offer for sale, sale, or possession with intent to sell or distribute counterfeited items or services having a retail value of more than $10,000; or

(4) the defendant has two or more prior convictions for violating this section or a law of another state or the United States that provides criminal penalties for counterfeiting intellectual property.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a person who is convicted of violating subdivision 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both, if:

(1) the violation involves more than 100 but fewer than 1,000 counterfeited items;

(2) the violation involves counterfeited items or services having a retail value of more than $1,000 but not more than $10,000; or

(3) the defendant has one prior conviction for violating this section or a law of another state or the United States that provides criminal penalties for counterfeiting intellectual property.

(c) A person may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the person is convicted of violating subdivision 2, under circumstances not described in paragraph (a) or (b).

(d) If the defendant distributes, sells, offers for sale, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute more than one item or service bearing or identified by more than one counterfeit mark, the quantity or retail value of these items and services may be aggregated for purposes of determining penalties under this subdivision.