Government records shall not be destroyed except by the authority of the records disposition panel. A person who intentionally and unlawfully removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, alters, defaces or obliterates a record filed or deposited in a public office or with a public officer by authority of law or in state archives, or a public officer or employee who knowingly permits any other person to do any of the foregoing acts, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 138.225
PROHIBITION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF RECORDS; PENALTY.
Known as the Minnesota Field Archaeology Act
The act spans §§ 138–138 (74 sections).
1982 c 573 s 12
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.