Whoever intentionally and without lawful right thereto, exercises a function of a public office or, having held such office and the right thereto having ceased, refuses to surrender the office or its seal, books, papers, or other incidents to a successor or other authority entitled thereto may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 609.44
PUBLIC OFFICE; ILLEGALLY ASSUMING; NONSURRENDER.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Hill (2016)
Most recently applied in United States v. Hill (October 2016)
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .44; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
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.