2005 Minnesota Statutes - 201.27 — Violations, penalty.

  201.27 Violations, penalty. 


    Subdivision 1.    Intentional violation.  No officer, 
 deputy, clerk, or other employee shall intentionally:  


    (1) fail to perform or enforce any of the provisions of 
 this chapter except subdivision 2; 


    (2) remove a registration card or record from its proper 
 place in the registration files in a manner or for a purpose not 
 authorized by law; 


    (3) destroy or make an unauthorized change to a record 
 required to be kept by this chapter; or 


    (4) add a name or names to the voter registration files, 
 records, or cards, except as authorized by law.  


    An individual who violates this subdivision is guilty of a 
 felony.  


    Subd. 2.    Knowledge of violation.  A deputy, clerk, 
 employee, or other subordinate of a county auditor or municipal 
 or school district clerk who has knowledge or reason to believe 
 that a violation of this chapter has occurred shall immediately 
 transmit a report of the knowledge or belief to the county 
 auditor or municipal or school district clerk, together with any 
 possessed evidence of the violation.  Any county auditor or 
 municipal or school district clerk who has knowledge or reason 
 to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred shall 
 immediately transmit a report of the knowledge or belief to the 
 county attorney of the county where the violation is thought to 
 have occurred, together with any possessed evidence of the 
 violation.  The county auditor or municipal or school district 
 clerk shall also immediately send a copy of the report to the 
 secretary of state.  A violation of this subdivision is a 
 misdemeanor. 


    Subd. 3.    General penalty.  An individual who 
 intentionally violates any provision of this chapter is guilty 
 of a felony, unless a different penalty is specifically provided 
 by law.  


    HIST: 1959 c 675 art 2 s 27; 1973 c 676 s 20; 1978 c 714 s 
 5,30; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 25; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 11; 
 1990 c 585 s 17