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Minn. Stat. § 627.15 (2026)

Child Abuse

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A criminal action arising out of an incident of alleged child abuse may be prosecuted either in the county where the alleged abuse occurred or the county where the child is found.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: State v. Krejci, 458 N.W.2d 407 (Minn. 1990).
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State v. Krejci, 458 N.W.2d 407 (Minn. 1990). · cites it 68× “Minn.Stat. § 627.15 (1988). The question before us in this case is whether section 627.”
State v. Rucker, 752 N.W.2d 538 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 10× “The prosecution and defense disagreed on the meaning of “where the child is found” as used in Minn.Stat. § 627.15 (2002), which allows a criminal action for alleged child abuse to be prosecuted either in the county where the alleged abuse occurred or the county “where the child…”
State v. Larson, 520 N.W.2d 456 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 22× “In his pretrial motion, appellant’s stand-by counsel argued that, under Minn.Stat. § 627.15 (1990), the charges for the alleged offenses that occurred in Renville County ought to have been dismissed and prosecuted in their proper venue of Renville County; counsel did not…”
State v. Norton, 328 N.W.2d 142 (Minn. 1982). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 627.15 (1980) provides, “A criminal action arising out of an incident of alleged child abuse may be prosecuted either in the county where the alleged abuse occurred or the county where the child is found.”
State v. Krejci, 441 N.W.2d 510 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 15× “Venue in Hennepin County was based on Minn.Stat. § 627.15. 1 The trial court denied appellant’s motion, holding that venue in Hennepin County was authorized by the statute.”
State v. Wolf, 605 N.W.2d 381 (Minn. 2000). · cites it 2× “1990) (citing Minn.Stat. § 627.15 (1988)). We concluded in Krejci that the statute was constitutional and did not conflict with Rule 24.”
State of Minnesota v. Devon Griffin Seivers (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 12× “” Minn. Stat. § 627.15 . The state charged Seivers 7 with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in Stearns County District Court.”
Cnty. of Benton v. Cnty. of Stearns, 503 N.W.2d 519 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “, Minn.Stat. §§ 627.15 (1992) (in child abuse cases, trial may be held in county where abuse occurred or in county where child is found), 609.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Matthew Douglas Paulson, Appellant (Minn. 2025). · cites it 8× “The State argued, however, that venue was nonetheless proper in Anoka County under Minnesota Statutes section 627.15 (2024), because the police first encountered the victim in Anoka County.”
State of Minnesota v. John Tyrus Anderson (Minn. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “The district court denied Paulson’s motion challenging venue in Anoka County for the criminal sexual conduct charges because venue is proper where the victim is found under Minn. Stat. § 627.15 (2024). Id. Paulson did not argue that Anoka County was an improper venue for the…”
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