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Can you summarize MNST 609.746?
CRIMINAL CODE > INTERFERENCE WITH PRIVACY.
Short Summary
This legal document, found in the Minnesota Statutes under the Criminal Code, addresses the offense of interference with privacy. It outlines various actions that constitute surreptitious intrusion or the use of observation devices to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of individuals. The document specifies that entering another’s property and engaging in such conduct with the intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a member of the household or an occupant of a sleeping room in a hotel or tanning booth is a gross misdemeanor. Repeat offenses or offenses against a minor under the age of 18 may result in felony charges. However, there are exemptions for law enforcement officers or corrections investigators acting in the performance of their lawful duties, as well as conduct in medical facilities or commercial establishments with conspicuous surveillance warning signs.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who enters upon another's property and engages in surreptitious intrusion or uses observation devices to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a member of the household or an occupant of a sleeping room in a hotel or tanning booth
What does it govern?
Interference with privacy
What are exemptions?
Law enforcement officers or corrections investigators acting in the performance of their lawful duties; conduct in a medical facility; conduct in a commercial establishment with conspicuous signs warning of surveillance
What are the Penalties?
Gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, for most violations; felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than four years or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, for certain violations against a minor victim under the age of 18 with sexual intent
Jurisdiction
Minnesota