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Minn. Stat. § 340A.702 (2026)

Gross Misdemeanors

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It is a gross misdemeanor:

(1) to sell an alcoholic beverage without a license authorizing the sale;

(2) for a licensee to refuse or neglect to obey a lawful direction or order of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent, withhold information or a document the commissioner calls for examination, obstruct or mislead the commissioner in the execution of the commissioner's duties or swear falsely under oath;

(3) to violate the provisions of sections 340A.301 to 340A.312;

(4) to violate the provisions of section 340A.508;

(5) for any person, partnership, or corporation to knowingly have or possess direct or indirect interest in more than one off-sale intoxicating liquor license in a municipality in violation of section 340A.412, subdivision 3;

(6) to sell or otherwise dispose of intoxicating liquor within 1,000 feet of a state hospital, training school, reformatory, prison, or other institution under the supervision and control, in whole or in part, of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board or the commissioner of corrections;

(7) to violate the provisions of section 340A.502;

(8) except as otherwise provided in section 340A.701, to violate the provisions of section 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (3);

(9) to withhold any information, book, paper, or other thing called for by the commissioner for the purpose of an examination;

(10) to obstruct or mislead the commissioner in the execution of the commissioner's duties;

(11) to swear falsely concerning any matter stated under oath; or

(12) to violate the provisions of section 340A.503, subdivision 5, after having been convicted previously of violating section 340A.503, subdivision 5.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2017 · leading case: Francisco Herrera Sanchez v. State of Minnesota, 890 N.W.2d 716 (Minn. 2017).
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Francisco Herrera Sanchez v. State of Minnesota, 890 N.W.2d 716 (Minn. 2017). · cites it 4× “Minn. Stat. § 340A.702(8) (2016); see Minn.”
Koehnen v. Dufuor, 590 N.W.2d 107 (Minn. 1999). · cites it 2× “Appellant next argues that in Rambaum we held that any exchange of consideration for alcohol would constitute a "sale" without a license in violation of § 340A.702 (1) and consequently civil liability under the Act *113 would attach.”
State v. Rohan, 834 N.W.2d 223 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. §§ 340A.702(8) (2010); 609.02, subds.”
Block 25 Comm. v. City of Walker, 690 N.W.2d 403 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 23× “The district court granted a declaratory judgment and injunction to respondents, prohibiting the relocation of appellant City of Walker’s municipal liquor store to a historic building located within 1,000 feet of the Cass County jail, concluding that Minn.Stat. § 340A.702(6)…”
— Minn. Stat. § 340A.702(6) — 1 case
Block 25 Comm. v. City of Walker, 690 N.W.2d 403 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). “The district court granted a declaratory judgment and injunction to respondents, prohibiting the relocation of appellant City of Walker’s municipal liquor store to a historic building located within 1,000 feet of the Cass County jail, concluding that Minn.Stat. § 340A.702(6)…”
— Minn. Stat. § 340A.702(8) — 2 cases
Francisco Herrera Sanchez v. State of Minnesota, 890 N.W.2d 716 (Minn. 2017). “Minn. Stat. § 340A.702(8) (2016); see Minn.”
State v. Rohan, 834 N.W.2d 223 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). “See Minn.Stat. §§ 340A.702(8) (2010); 609.02, subds.”
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