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92.70.2(a)

Statute ID: 11856

Statute Function ID: 25937

Public Land Use Trespass - Casual Trespass - Personal Use or Economic Gain

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Penalty

Classifications

Offense Level:

Petty Misdemeanor (PM)

General Offense Code:

Property (2)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)

Detailed Offense Code:

Trespass (231)

Offense Severity Level:

Function Text:

UCR Code

Description

Flags

Crime of Violence:

Targeted Misdemeanor:

Predatory Offender Registration Review:

Enhanceable:

Certify to DPS:

Report to DNR:

Yes

DPS Group:

Conditional Release:

Payable:

Yes

Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

Third Violation Indicator:

Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:

Wildlife Restitution:

Statute Number:

92.70.2(a)

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 1989

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Public Land Use Trespass - Casual Trespass - Personal Use or Economic Gain

Statute ID:

11856

Created:

Nov 21, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jan 23, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

1989 c 353 s 12; petty only

Summary Text:

Public Land Use Trespass - Casual Trespass - Personal Use or Economic Gain

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/92/70.html

Legislative Session:

1989 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Nov 21, 2007

(a) A person who uses public land for personal use or personal economic gain where the use is prohibited is guilty of trespass and a petty misdemeanor and shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $50 per occurrence and is subject to a civil penalty for twice the amount of actual damages.
(b) A person violating paragraph (a) may be issued a ticket by a sheriff, conservation officer, or personnel of the department designated by the commissioner. The ticket must identify the trespass, where the trespass occurred, and the official observing the trespass. A copy of the ticket must be sent to the public agency responsible for managing the land.
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid to the public agency responsible for managing the public land. A civil penalty paid to the state is appropriated to the state agency responsible for managing the land to restore the damage and improve state land.
(d) Within 60 days after a ticket is issued, the public agency responsible for managing the public land where the trespass occurred must make a determination of whether a civil penalty will be sought for the trespass and notify the person.