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609.895.3(a)
Statute ID:
7008
Statute Function ID:
4909
Counterfeited Intellectual Property-Penalties-5 YR Stat Max
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Property (2)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Counterfeiting/Fraud, etc (C) (Rank 23)
Detailed Offense Code:
Counterfeited Intellectual Property (264)
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:
609.895.3(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1999
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Counterfeited Intellectual Property-Penalties-5 YR Stat Max
Statute ID:
7008
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Nov 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
2023 Subd. 1 Revisor Instruction 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16. Changed "one year" to "364 days"
Summary Text:
Counterfeited Intellectual Property-Penalties-5 YR Stat Max
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/895.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) A person who is convicted of violating subdivision 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both, if: (1) the violation involves the manufacture or production of a counterfeited item or items; (2) the violation involves the distribution, offer for sale, sale, or possession with intent to sell or distribute 1,000 or more counterfeited items; (3) the violation involves the distribution, offer for sale, sale, or possession with intent to sell or distribute counterfeited items or services having a retail value of more than $10,000; or (4) the defendant has two or more prior convictions for violating this section or a law of another state or the United States that provides criminal penalties for counterfeiting intellectual property. (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a person who is convicted of violating subdivision 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both, if: (1) the violation involves more than 100 but fewer than 1,000 counterfeited items; (2) the violation involves counterfeited items or services having a retail value of more than $1,000 but not more than $10,000; or (3) the defendant has one prior conviction for violating this section or a law of another state or the United States that provides criminal penalties for counterfeiting intellectual property. (c) A person may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the person is convicted of violating subdivision 2, under circumstances not described in paragraph (a) or (b). (d) If the defendant distributes, sells, offers for sale, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute more than one item or service bearing or identified by more than one counterfeit mark, the quantity or retail value of these items and services may be aggregated for purposes of determining penalties under this subdivision.
