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Minn. Stat. § 609.71

RIOT.

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 609.01 to 609.912 (377 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Bernini v. City of St. Paul (2012)

Most recently applied in United States v. McMillan (July 2017)

1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .71; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 326 art 4 s 33; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16

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Subdivision 1. Riot first degree.

When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property and a death results, and one of the persons is armed with a dangerous weapon, that person is guilty of riot first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $35,000, or both.

Subd. 2. Riot second degree.

When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant who is armed with a dangerous weapon or knows that any other participant is armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of riot second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Subd. 3. Riot third degree.

When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant therein is guilty of riot third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

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.