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617.246.3
Statute ID:
20139
Statute Function ID:
40141
Use Minor Sexual Performance/Child sexual abuse material - Own/Operate Business
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Statute Number:
617.246.3
Enactment Date:
May 23, 2025
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Use Minor Sexual Performance/Child sexual abuse material - Own/Operate Business
Statute ID:
20139
Created:
Jun 4, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 4, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2025 C30 Art5 Sect18; Amendment to (b)(3)
Summary Text:
Use Minor Sexual Performance/Child sexual abuse material - Own/Operate Business
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/617/246.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 4, 2025
(a) A person who owns or operates a business in which child sexual abuse material, as defined in this section, is disseminated to an adult or a minor or is reproduced, and who knows the content and character of the child sexual abuse material disseminated or reproduced, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000 or both. (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, or both, if: (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section or section 617.247; (2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 243.166; or (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
