Minnesota § 3.151 - DISTURBING LEGISLATURE OR INTIMIDATING MEMBER
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 3.151 — DISTURBING LEGISLATURE OR INTIMIDATING MEMBER, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.151. DISTURBING LEGISLATURE OR INTIMIDATING MEMBER
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:
(1) willfully disturbs the legislature, or either house of it, while in session;
(2) commits disorderly conduct in the presence and view of either house, tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due to its authority; or
(3) willfully, by intimidation or otherwise, prevents a member of the legislature from attending a session of the member's house, or of a committee of it, or from giving the member's vote upon a question which may come before the house, or from performing any other official act.
History:
(10000) RL s 4815; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.151 ("DISTURBING LEGISLATURE OR INTIMIDATING MEMBER") 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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