Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 211B.16 (2026)

Prosecution

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Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13]

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13]

Subd. 3.County attorney authority.

A county attorney may prosecute any violation of this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2023 · leading case: Minnesota RFL Caucus v. Mike Freeman, 33 F.4th 985 (8th Cir. 2022).

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Minnesota RFL Caucus v. Mike Freeman, 33 F.4th 985 (8th Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. § 211B.16, subd. 3. The plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the county attorneys from enforcing § 211B.”

281 Care Comm. v. Ross Arneson, 766 F.3d 774 (8th Cir. 2014). “Minn.Stat. § 211B.16, subd. 3. In support of the motion for summary judgment the Deputy Minnesota Attorney General filed an affidavit testifying that (1) the attorney general’s office has never initiated a prosecution alleging a violation of § 211B.”

Friends of Queen v. Hise, 735 S.E.2d 229 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012). “Gov’t Code § 91000 (West 2012) (establishing criminal penalties for election law violations), Minn. Stat. §§ 211B.16, 211B.19 (2010) (providing for criminal penalties enforced by county attorneys), Iowa Code § 68A.”

Minnesota RFL Repub. Farmer Labor Caucus v. Freeman (D. Minnesota 2023). · cites it 5× “Minn. Stat. § 211B.16, subdiv. 3.1 Under authority of federal law, the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota has intervened “for the limited purpose of defending the constitutionality of Minn.”

Minnesota RFL Repub. Farmer Labor Caucus v. Freeman (D. Minnesota 2020). · cites it 2× “¶¶ 38–41, 53–54; Minn. Stat. § 211B.16. The complaint alleges also that county attorneys receive referrals for violations of § 211B.”

Minnesota RFL Repub. Farmer Labor Caucus v. Freeman (D. Minnesota 2020). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 211B.16, subd. 3. Under authority of federal law, the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota has intervened “for the limited purpose of defending the constitutionality of Minn.”

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