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609.795.1
Statute ID:
17719
Statute Function ID:
36757
Letter/Telegram/Package - Opening/Harassment
In Effect
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Harassment/Stalking/Bias (NA) (Rank 10)
Detailed Offense Code:
Harassment - Letter, Telegram, or Package (173)
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:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.795.1
Enactment Date:
May 18, 2020
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2020
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Letter/Telegram/Package - Opening/Harassment
Statute ID:
17719
Created:
Jul 9, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 9, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 202 c96 s5; effective 08/01/2020; amendment to (3)
Summary Text:
Letter/Telegram/Package - Opening/Harassment
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/795.html
Legislative Session:
2020 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 9, 2020
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) knowing that the actor does not have the consent of either the sender or the addressee, intentionally opens any sealed letter, telegram, or package addressed to another; or (2) knowing that a sealed letter, telegram, or package has been opened without the consent of either the sender or addressee, intentionally publishes any of the contents thereof; or (3) with the intent to harass or intimidate another person, repeatedly mails or delivers or causes the delivery by any means, including electronically, of letters, telegrams, or packages and thereby places the other person in reasonable fear of substantial bodily harm; places the person in reasonable fear that the person's family or household members will be subject to substantial bodily harm; or causes or would reasonably be expected to cause substantial emotional distress as defined in section 609.749, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4), to the other person.
