Minnesota § 240.26 - PENALTIES
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 240.26 — PENALTIES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 240.26. PENALTIES
Subdivision 1.Felonies.
A violation of the prohibition against accepting a bet in section 240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (1), and a violation of section 240.25, subdivisions 3, 4, and 7, is a felony.
Subd. 2.Gross misdemeanors.
A violation of the prohibition against placing a bet in section 240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (2), and a violation of section 240.25, subdivisions 5 and 6, is a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 3.Misdemeanors.
A violation of any other provision of this chapter or of a rule or order of the commission for which another penalty is not provided is a misdemeanor.
Subd. 4.Prosecution by attorney general.
Notwithstanding section 388.051, subdivision 1, clause (3), the attorney general has primary jurisdiction to prosecute felony violations of section 240.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 7, and felony violations of section 240.25, subdivision 1, when the bet was allegedly accepted on the premises of a licensed racetrack.
History:
1983 c 214 s 26; 1985 c 211 s 3; 1986 c 467 s 2,3; 1994 c 633 art 1 s 14
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 240.26 ("PENALTIES") 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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