Minnesota § 180.10 - REMOVAL OF FENCE; GUARD
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 180.10 — REMOVAL OF FENCE; GUARD, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 180.10. REMOVAL OF FENCE; GUARD
A worker, employee, or other person who opens, removes, or disturbs any fence, guard, barrier, sign, or rail required by section 180.03 and fails to close or replace or have the same closed or replaced again around or in front of any mine shaft, pit, chute, excavation, cave, or land liable to cave, injure, or destroy, whether by accident, injury, or damage results, either to the mine or those at work therein, or to any other person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A worker, employee, or other person who, in regard to any fence, guard, barrier, sign, or rail, does any of the acts prohibited by section 609.52, commits theft of the fence, guard, barrier, sign, or rail may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52.
History:
(4242) 1905 c 166 s 10; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 290; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 530 s 8; 2013 c 38 s 8; 2018 c 154 s 4
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 180.10
What does Minnesota Statutes § 180.10 cover?
Section 180.10 ("REMOVAL OF FENCE; GUARD") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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