Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 3.15 (2026)

Punishment For Contempt

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Punishment for contempt shall be by imprisonment. The term of imprisonment shall not extend beyond the session at which it is inflicted. When either house shall direct the imprisonment of a person for a contempt the keeper of the jail of the county in which the seat of government is situated shall receive and detain the person in close confinement during the term fixed by the order of commitment, or until the detainee is discharged by vote of the committing body or due process of law.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1964–2010 · leading case: Hartford Fire Ins. v. Clark, 727 F. Supp. 2d 765 (D. Minnesota 2010).

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Hartford Fire Ins. v. Clark, 727 F. Supp. 2d 765 (D. Minnesota 2010). · cites it 3× “According to § 3.15 of the Third Restatement of Agency, “[a] subagent is a person appointed by an agent to perform functions that the agent has consented to perform on behalf of the agent’s principal and for whose conduct the appointing agent is responsible to the principal.”

Nash-Finch Co. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, 233 F. Supp. 910 (D. Minnesota 1964). · cites it 4× “This 1957 order provided, in part, “IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing examiner be designated to preside at such hearing with all the powers and duties as provided by Section 3.15 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, except that of making and filing an initial decision ; and…”

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