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609.4751

Statute ID: 16671

Impersonating a peace officer

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Statute Number:

609.4751

Enactment Date:

May 30, 2017

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2017

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Impersonating a peace officer

Statute ID:

16671

Created:

Jul 11, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 11, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

New 2017 c 95 art 3 sect 14

Summary Text:

Impersonating a peace officer

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/4751.html

Legislative Session:

2017 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 11, 2017

Subd. 3.   
Whoever violates this section within five years of a previous violation of this section is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both.

Subdivision 1.  
Whoever falsely impersonates a peace officer with intent to mislead another into believing that the impersonator is actually an officer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.   
Whoever violates subdivision 1 while committing any of the following acts is guilty of a gross misdemeanor:

(1) gaining access to a public building or government facility that is not open to the public;

(2) without legal authority, directing or ordering another person to act or refrain from acting;

(3) violating section 169.64, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, or the siren provisions of section 169.68; or

(4) operating a motor vehicle marked:

(i) with the word or words "police," "patrolman," "sheriff," "deputy," "trooper," "state patrol," "conservation officer," "agent," or "marshal"; or

(ii) with any lettering, marking, or insignia, or colorable imitation thereof, including, but not limited to, stars, badges, or shields identifying the vehicle as a law enforcement vehicle, and which a reasonable person would believe is a law enforcement vehicle governed under section 169.98, subdivision 1.