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609.78.2c
Statute ID:
20341
Statute Function ID:
40437
Place fictitious emergency 911 call to prompt response to home of certain officials
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Disturbing Peace/Privacy (N) (Rank 27)
Detailed Offense Code:
Disturbing Peace/Privacy (939)
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:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.78.2c
Enactment Date:
May 23, 2025
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Place fictitious emergency 911 call to prompt response to home of certain officials
Statute ID:
20341
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:
Amended 2025 c35 art4 sect11; Amendment to (4)
Summary Text:
Place fictitious emergency 911 call to prompt response to home of certain officials
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/78.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 14, 2025
Whoever violates subdivision 2, clause (2), is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person places the call with the intent of prompting an emergency response to the home of: (1) an elected official; (2) a judge as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (5); (3) a prosecuting attorney as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (4); (4) a correctional employee of the state or a local political subdivision; or (5) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
