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609.521(b)
Statute ID:
8186
Statute Function ID:
5300
Possession of Shoplifting Gear
In Effect
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Property (2)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Theft (T) (Rank 24)
Detailed Offense Code:
Poss Shoplifting Gear/Burglary Tools/Code Grabbing Devices (294)
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:
609.521(b)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2001
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Possession of Shoplifting Gear
Statute ID:
8186
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 14, 2016 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Possession of Shoplifting Gear
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/521.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) As used in this section, an "electronic article surveillance system" means any electronic device or devices that are designed to detect the unauthorized removal of marked merchandise from a store. (b) Whoever has in possession any device, gear, or instrument designed to assist in shoplifting or defeating an electronic article surveillance system with intent to use the same to shoplift and thereby commit theft may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
