Minnesota § 609.586 - POSSESSION OF CODE-GRABBING DEVICES; PENALTY
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.586 — POSSESSION OF CODE-GRABBING DEVICES; PENALTY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.586. POSSESSION OF CODE-GRABBING DEVICES; PENALTY
Subdivision 1.Definition.
As used in this section, "code-grabbing device" means a device that can receive and record the coded signal sent by the transmitter of a security or other electronic system and can play back the signal to disarm or operate that system.
Subd. 2.Crime.
Whoever possesses a code-grabbing device with intent to use the device to commit an unlawful act may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 609.586 ("POSSESSION OF CODE-GRABBING DEVICES; PENALTY") 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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