2016 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 625 - 634 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 626 — PEACE OFFICERS; SEARCHES; PURSUIT; MANDATORY REPORTING
Section 626.863 — UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE.
(a) A person who is not a peace officer or part-time peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person: (1) makes a representation of being a peace officer or part-time peace officer, or (2) performs or attempts to perform an act, duty, or responsibility reserved by law for licensed peace officers and part-time peace officers.
(b) A peace officer who authorizes or knowingly allows a person to violate paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) The board shall designate the appropriate law enforcement agency to investigate violations of this section. The attorney general shall prosecute violations of this section.
(d) A person who violates this section and who has previously been convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History: 1987 c 334 s 6; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; 2009 c 59 art 5 s 19
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