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609.748.1

Statute ID: 19624

Statute Function ID: 39417

Harassment; Restraining Order-Definiton

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Statute Number:

609.748.1

Enactment Date:

Apr 14, 2024

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 2024

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Harassment; Restraining Order-Definiton

Statute ID:

19624

Created:

Jun 10, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 10, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

/Amended 2024 c85 sect109; Definitions; effective 07/01/2024; Amendment to (a)(1)

Summary Text:

Harassment; Restraining Order-Definiton

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/748.html

Legislative Session:

2024 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 10, 2024

For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.
 
(a) "Harassment" includes:

(1) a single incident of physical or sexual assault, a single incident of harassment under section 609.749, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), clause (8), a single incident of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 617.261, or repeated incidents of intrusive or unwanted acts, words, or gestures that have a substantial adverse effect or are intended to have a substantial adverse effect on the safety, security, or privacy of another, regardless of the relationship between the actor and the intended target;

(2) targeted residential picketing; and

(3) a pattern of attending public events after being notified that the actor's presence at the event is harassing to another.

(b) "Respondent" includes any adults or juveniles alleged to have engaged in harassment or organizations alleged to have sponsored or promoted harassment.

(c) "Targeted residential picketing" includes the following acts when committed on more than one occasion:

(1) marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons directed solely at a particular residential building in a manner that adversely affects the safety, security, or privacy of an occupant of the building; or

(2) marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons which prevents an occupant of a residential building from gaining access to or exiting from the property on which the residential building is located.