Minnesota § 609.53 - RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.53 — RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.53. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
Subdivision 1.Penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in section 609.526, any person who receives, possesses, transfers, buys or conceals any stolen property or property obtained by robbery, knowing or having reason to know the property was stolen or obtained by robbery, may be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of section 609.52, subdivision 3.
Subd. 1a.
[Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1982 c 613 s 7]
Subd. 2a.
[Repealed, 1982 c 613 s 7]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14]
Subd. 3a.
[Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14]
Subd. 4.Civil action; treble damages.
Any person who has been injured by a violation of subdivision 1 or section 609.526 may bring an action for three times the amount of actual damages sustained by the plaintiff or $1,500, whichever is greater, and the costs of suit and reasonable attorney's fees.
Subd. 5.Value.
In this section, "value" has the meaning defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (3).
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.53; 1973 c 669 s 1; 1979 c 232 s 1,2; 1981 c 333 s 14-17; 1982 c 613 s 1-4; 1984 c 483 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 46,47; 1989 c 290 art 7 s 7,8
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 609.53 ("RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY") 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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