Minnesota § 609.856 USE OF POLICE RADIOS DURING COMMISSION OF CRIME; PENALTIES

Minnesota Statutes

§ 609.856 — USE OF POLICE RADIOS DURING COMMISSION OF CRIME; PENALTIES

Minnesota § 609.856

PartCRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS

Ch. 609CRIMINAL CODE

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Minn. Stat. § 609.856 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Acts constituting.
Whoever has in possession or uses a radio or device capable of receiving or transmitting a police radio signal, message, or transmission of information used for law enforcement purposes, while in the commission of a felony or violation of section609.487or the attempt to commit a felony or violation of section609.487, is guilty of a felony and 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. Notwithstanding section609.04, a prosecution for or conviction under this section is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.

Subd. 2.Forfeiture.
A radio or device defined in subdivision 1 that is used in the commission of 

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Subdivision 1.Acts constituting.
Whoever has in possession or uses a radio or device capable of receiving or transmitting a police radio signal, message, or transmission of information used for law enforcement purposes, while in the commission of a felony or violation of section609.487or the attempt to commit a felony or violation of section609.487, is guilty of a felony and 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. Notwithstanding section609.04, a prosecution for or conviction under this section is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.

Subd. 2.Forfeiture.
A radio or device defined in subdivision 1 that is used in the commission of a felony or violation of section609.487or attempt to commit a felony or violation of section609.487is contraband property and subject to the forfeiture provisions of section609.531.