Minnesota § 201.275 INVESTIGATIONS; PROSECUTIONS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 201.275 — INVESTIGATIONS; PROSECUTIONS

Minnesota § 201.275

PartELECTIONS

Ch. 201ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

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Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 201.275 (2026).

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(a)A law enforcement agency that is notified by affidavit of an alleged violation of this chapter must promptly investigate. Upon receiving an affidavit alleging a violation of this chapter, a county attorney must promptly forward it to a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for investigation. If there is probable cause for instituting a prosecution, the county attorney must proceed according to the generally applicable standards regarding the prosecutorial functions and duties of a county attorney, provided that the county attorney is not required to proceed with the prosecution if the complainant withdraws the allegation. A county attorney who refuses or intentionally fails to faithfully perform this or any other duty imposed by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convi

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(a) A law enforcement agency that is notified by affidavit of an alleged violation of this chapter must promptly investigate. Upon receiving an affidavit alleging a violation of this chapter, a county attorney must promptly forward it to a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for investigation. If there is probable cause for instituting a prosecution, the county attorney must proceed according to the generally applicable standards regarding the prosecutorial functions and duties of a county attorney, provided that the county attorney is not required to proceed with the prosecution if the complainant withdraws the allegation. A county attorney who refuses or intentionally fails to faithfully perform this or any other duty imposed by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must forfeit office.
(b) Willful violation of this chapter by any public employee constitutes just cause for suspension without pay or dismissal of the public employee.
(c) Where the matter relates to a voter registration application submitted electronically through the secure website established in section201.061, subdivision 1, alleged violations of this chapter may be investigated and prosecuted in the county in which the individual registered, updated a voter registration, or attempted to register.

Legislative History

1978 c 714 s 6;1981 c 29 art 2 s 26;1986 c 444;1988 c 578 art 1 s 2;2004 c 277 s 2;2013 c 131 art 3 s 3;2014 c 185 s 7;2015 c 70 art 1 s 10;2025 c 39 art 8 s 24