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609.593.1(1)
Statute ID:
20337
Statute Function ID:
40433
Energy or Telecom-Damage or Theft of Line, Insulator, Wire, Cable or Current of Line or Cable
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Property (2)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Theft (T) (Rank 24)
Detailed Offense Code:
Damage to Property of Critical Public Service Facilities, Pipeline, Utility (234)
Offense Severity Level:
3
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
290
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
23H
Larceny/Theft Offenses-All Other Larceny
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:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.593.1(1)
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2025
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Energy or Telecom-Damage or Theft of Line, Insulator, Wire, Cable or Current of Line or Cable
Statute ID:
20337
Created:
Jul 14, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 14, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Energy or Telecom-Damage or Theft of Line, Insulator, Wire, Cable or Current of Line or Cable
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/593.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 14, 2025
Whoever intentionally and without consent from one authorized to give consent causes any damage to or takes, removes, severs, or breaks: (1) any line erected or maintained for the purpose of transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power, or any insulator or cross-arm, appurtenance or apparatus connected to the line, or any wire, cable, or current of the line; or any component used in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity, including equipment used for grounding, system protection, or personnel protection; (2) any equipment or fixture and any line or wire that is within or carries electricity to the equipment or fixture if the equipment or fixture is established or maintained for the use or benefit of the general public, such as street lights, street lighting systems, and special lighting systems; electric vehicle charging stations; electronic traffic-control signals and camera systems; and electronic warning or notice signs; (3) any pipe or main or hazardous liquid pipeline erected, operated, or maintained for the purpose of transporting, conveying, or distributing gas or other hazardous liquids for light, heat, power, or any other purpose, or any part of the pipe, main, or pipeline, or any valve, meter, holder, compressor, machinery, appurtenance, equipment, or apparatus connected with any main or pipeline; or (4) any machinery, equipment, or fixtures used in receiving, initiating, amplifying, processing, transmitting, retransmitting, recording, switching, or monitoring telecommunications services, such as computers, transformers, amplifiers, routers, repeaters, multiplexers, and other items performing comparable functions; and machinery, equipment, and fixtures used in the transportation of telecommunications services, broadband services, cable services, radio transmitters and receivers, satellite equipment, microwave equipment, and other transporting media including wire, cable, fiber, poles, and conduit; is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2.
