It is unlawful for any person knowingly to exhibit for a monetary consideration to a minor or knowingly to sell to a minor an admission ticket or pass or knowingly to admit a minor, whether or not for a monetary consideration, to a place of public accommodation where there is exhibited a motion picture, show or other presentation or a play, dance, or other exhibition presented before an audience which, in whole or in part, depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors.
Minn. Stat. § 617.294
EXHIBITION PROHIBITED.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997)
Most recently applied in Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (June 1997)
1969 c 1071 s 4; 1987 c 215 s 2
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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.