The provision in any law for a penalty or forfeiture for its violation shall not be construed to deprive an injured person of the right to recover from the offender damages sustained by reason of the violation of such law.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.05
PENALTIES NO BAR TO CIVIL REMEDIES.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Larson v. Dunn (1990)
Most recently applied in Wexler v. Brothers Entertainment Group, Inc. (June 1990)
1941 c 492 s 23; 1983 c 262 art 1 s 6
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.