Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 12.45 (2026)

Violations, Penalties

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Unless a different penalty or punishment is specifically prescribed, a person who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a rule or order having the force and effect of law issued under authority of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Heights Apts., LLC v. Tim Walz, 30 F.4th 720 (8th Cir. 2022).
Heights Apts., LLC v. Tim Walz, 30 F.4th 720 (8th Cir. 2022). “31 ; and potential penalties for violations of emergency orders, see Minn. Stat. § 12.45 . Even the statute that granted the governor emergency power to be involved in the “sheltering of persons” was in the context of the governor “cooperat[ing] with” the federal government and…”
Manteuffel v. City of North St. Paul, 570 N.W.2d 807 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “11(b) (1996) (providing that member’s disclo *812 sure of information relating to complaint to or investigation by Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board before release of public findings is a misdemeanor); Minn. Stat. § 12.45 (1996) (providing misdemeanor penalties for…”
Petra Brokken v. Hennepin Cnty., 140 F.4th 445 (8th Cir. 2025). “” Minn. Stat. § 12.45 (emphasis added). See Becker, 737 N.”
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