Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 609.54 (2026)

Embezzlement Of Public Funds

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Whoever does an act which constitutes embezzlement under the provisions of Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 13 may be sentenced as follows:

(1) if the value of the funds so embezzled is $2,500, or less, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; or

(2) if such value is more than $2,500, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–1987 · leading case: Seemann v. Little Crow Trucking, 412 N.W.2d 422 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987).
Seemann v. Little Crow Trucking, 412 N.W.2d 422 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 609.54 (1986). The statute provides: “Whoever does an act which constitutes embezzlement under the provisions of Minnesota Constitution article XI, section 13 may be sentenced as follows * * *.”
State v. Garceau, 370 N.W.2d 34 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “1983), two counts of embezzlement of public funds under Minn.Stat. § 609.54, subd. 1 (1982), and one count of aggravated forgery under Minn.”
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