Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 609.51 (2026)

Simulating Legal Process

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Subdivision 1.Acts prohibited.

Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:

(1) sends or delivers to another any document which simulates a summons, complaint, or court process with intent thereby to induce payment of a claim; or

(2) prints, distributes, or offers for sale any such document knowing or intending that it shall be so used.

Subd. 2.Exceptions.

This section does not prohibit the printing, distribution or sale of blank forms of legal documents for use in judicial proceedings.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1996–1999 · leading case: State v. Duffey, 981 P.2d 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999).

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State v. Duffey, 981 P.2d 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “1999); Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.51 (West 1989); Miss.”

Op. Atty. Gen. 390a-21 (Minn. Att'y Gen. 1996). · cites it 4× “There may be circumstances when documents similar to those delivered to you fall within Minn. Stat. §609.51 (1994), which imposes a misdemeanor penalty on any person who ”[s]ends or delivers to another any document which simulates a summons, complaint, or court process with…”

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