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609.8912
Statute ID:
11368
Criminal Code - Criminal Use Of Encryption
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Statute Number:
609.8912
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2006
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Criminal Code - Criminal Use Of Encryption
Statute ID:
11368
Created:
Jun 1, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 1, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Criminal Code - Criminal Use Of Encryption
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/8912.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 1, 2007
Subd. 2. (a) A person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if: (1) the crime referenced in subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), or (3), is a felony; or (2) the person has two or more prior convictions for an offense under this section, section 609.88, 609.89, 609.891, or 609.8913, or similar laws of other states, the United States, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and United States territories. (b) A person who violates subdivision 1, under circumstances not described in paragraph (a), is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and 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. Subdivision 1. Whoever intentionally uses or attempts to use encryption to do any of the following is guilty of criminal use of encryption and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2: (1) to commit, further, or facilitate conduct constituting a crime; (2) to conceal the commission of any crime; (3) to conceal or protect the identity of a person who has committed any crime; or (4) to prevent, impede, delay, or disrupt the normal operation or use of another's computer, computer program, or computer system.
