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Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2026)

Firearms; Removal Or Alteration Of Serial Number

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Whoever commits any of the following acts may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both:

(1) obliterates, removes, changes, or alters the serial number or other identification of a firearm;

(2) receives or possesses a firearm, the serial number or other identification of which has been obliterated, removed, changed, or altered; or

(3) receives or possesses a firearm that is not identified by a serial number.

As used in this section, "serial number or other identification" means the serial number and other information required under United States Code, title 26, section 5842, for the identification of firearms.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: State v. Watson, 829 N.W.2d 626 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013).
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State v. Watson, 829 N.W.2d 626 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 14× “He argues that this court therefore must vacate his 19-month sentence for possession of a firearm on which the serial number or other identification has been obliterated, removed, changed, or altered under Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2). Watson acknowledges the exception to the…”
State of Minnesota v. Tommy Salyers, III, 858 N.W.2d 156 (Minn. 2015). · cites it 4× “lb(a) (2014); in possession of a firearm with no serial number, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.667(3) (2014); and in possession of a short-barreled shotgun, in violation of Minn.”
State v. Courtney, 696 N.W.2d 73 (Minn. 2005). · cites it 2× “1, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number in violation of Minn.Stat. ,§ 609.667 (2004), and possession of marijuana in violation of Minn.”
State v. Lee, 683 N.W.2d 309 (Minn. 2004). · cites it 2× “2(1) (2002); and possession of a firearm with altered identification, Minn.Stat. § 609.667(2) (2002). The state obtained an order requiring Her to testify by granting him use immunity.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 220× “Minn. Stat. § 609.667. Vagle acknowledges that section 609.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). · cites it 192× “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). · cites it 192× “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Logan Hunter Vagle, Appellant (Minn. 2025). · cites it 192× “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State v. Watkins, 650 N.W.2d 738 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “4(c) (2000); and possession of a firearm with the serial number removed under Minn.Stat. § 609.667(2) (2000). Appellant waived his right to a jury trial, and the court found him guilty on all counts.”
State v. Salyers, 842 N.W.2d 28 (Minn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 609.667(2). For purposes of the statute, “ ‘serial number or other identification’ means the serial number and other information required under United States Code, title 26, section 5842, for the identification of firearms.”
State of Minnesota v. Jayshawn Jarmell Jones (Minn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 22× “” Minn. Stat. § 609.667 . Jones argues that the third clause violated the Second Amendment because the statute criminalizes the possession of a privately made firearm and there is no historical analogue for requiring serial numbers on privately made firearms.”
State of Minnesota v. Vernon David Matter (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “1 (2012); (3) possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2) (2012); and (4) possession of a short-barreled shotgun, in violation of Minn.”
— Minn. Stat. § 609.667(1) — 4 cases
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Logan Hunter Vagle, Appellant (Minn. 2025). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667. Vagle acknowledges that section 609.”
— Minn. Stat. § 609.667(2) — 8 cases
State v. Watson, 829 N.W.2d 626 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). “He argues that this court therefore must vacate his 19-month sentence for possession of a firearm on which the serial number or other identification has been obliterated, removed, changed, or altered under Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2). Watson acknowledges the exception to the…”
State v. Lee, 683 N.W.2d 309 (Minn. 2004). “2(1) (2002); and possession of a firearm with altered identification, Minn.Stat. § 609.667(2) (2002). The state obtained an order requiring Her to testify by granting him use immunity.”
State v. Watkins, 650 N.W.2d 738 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). “4(c) (2000); and possession of a firearm with the serial number removed under Minn.Stat. § 609.667(2) (2000). Appellant waived his right to a jury trial, and the court found him guilty on all counts.”
State v. Salyers, 842 N.W.2d 28 (Minn. Ct. App. 2014). “” Minn.Stat. § 609.667(2). For purposes of the statute, “ ‘serial number or other identification’ means the serial number and other information required under United States Code, title 26, section 5842, for the identification of firearms.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667. Vagle acknowledges that section 609.”
— Minn. Stat. § 609.667(3) — 6 cases
State of Minnesota v. Tommy Salyers, III, 858 N.W.2d 156 (Minn. 2015). “lb(a) (2014); in possession of a firearm with no serial number, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.667(3) (2014); and in possession of a short-barreled shotgun, in violation of Minn.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667. Vagle acknowledges that section 609.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Logan Hunter Vagle, Appellant (Minn. 2025). “Minn. Stat. § 609.667 (2024). We are called upon to interpret section 609.”
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