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609.78.2b
Statute ID:
14629
Statute Function ID:
31727
Emergency Telephone Calls and Communications Felony; Penalty
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Disturbing Peace/Privacy (N) (Rank 27)
Detailed Offense Code:
Interference with Communication (934)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
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:
Yes
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.78.2b
Enactment Date:
Apr 24, 2013
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2013
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Emergency Telephone Calls and Communications Felony; Penalty
Statute ID:
14629
Created:
Jul 9, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
May 3, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
2013 c 20 sec 1; Felony; Penalty
Summary Text:
Emergency Telephone Calls and Communications Felony; Penalty
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/78.html
Legislative Session:
2013 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 9, 2013
Whoever does the following is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both: (1) violates subdivision 1, clause (6), after having been previously convicted or adjudicated delinquent for violating that clause on more than one occasion; or (2) intentionally uses multiple communications devices or electronic means to block, interfere with, overload, or otherwise prevent the emergency call center's system from functioning properly, and these actions make the system unavailable to someone needing emergency assistance.
