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609.855.3a(a)
Statute ID:
18620
Statute Function ID:
37986
Transit Crimes - Other prohibited activities; Penalty
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Disturbing Peace/Privacy (N) (Rank 27)
Detailed Offense Code:
Disturbing Peace (937)
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:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.855.3a(a)
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2023
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2023
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Transit Crimes - Other prohibited activities; Penalty
Statute ID:
18620
Created:
May 30, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
May 30, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Transit Crimes - Other prohibited activities; Penalty
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/855.html
Legislative Session:
2023 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
May 30, 2023
(a) A person who performs any of the following while in a transit vehicle or at a transit facility is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) smokes, as defined in section 144.413, subdivision 4; (2) urinates or defecates; (3) consumes an alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 340A.101, subdivision 2; (4) damages a transit vehicle or transit facility in a manner that meets the requirements for criminal damage to property in the fourth degree under section 609.595, subdivision 3, and is not otherwise a violation under section 609.595, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2; (5) performs vandalism, defacement, or placement of graffiti, as defined in section 617.90, subdivision 1; or (6) engages in disorderly conduct as specified in section 609.72, subdivision 1, clause (3). (b) A peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may order a person to depart a transit vehicle or transit facility for a violation under paragraph (a).
