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617.26
Statute ID:
18587
Statute Function ID:
37944
Mailing and Carrying Obscene Matter
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Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Obscenity (O) (Rank 21)
Detailed Offense Code:
Obscene Materials (952)
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:
617.26
Enactment Date:
May 19, 2023
Effective Date:
May 20, 2023
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Mailing and Carrying Obscene Matter
Statute ID:
18587
Created:
May 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
May 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended C52 Art 4 S21; Effect 05/20/2023
Summary Text:
Mailing and Carrying Obscene Matter
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/617/26.html
Legislative Session:
2023 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
May 20, 2023
Every person who shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any post office in the state, or place in charge of any express company or other common carrier or person for transportation, any of the articles or things specified in section 617.241, or any circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement or notice relating thereto, with the intent of having the same conveyed by mail, express, or in any other manner; or who shall knowingly or willfully receive the same with intent to carry or convey it, or shall knowingly carry or convey the same by express, or in any other manner except by United States mail, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to an article or instrument used by physicians lawfully practicing, or by their direction or prescription, for the cure or prevention of disease.
