Minnesota § 609.525 - BRINGING STOLEN GOODS INTO STATE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.525 — BRINGING STOLEN GOODS INTO STATE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.525. BRINGING STOLEN GOODS INTO STATE
Subdivision 1.Crime.
Whoever brings property into the state which the actor has stolen outside the state, or received outside of the state knowing it to have been stolen, may be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of section 609.52, subdivision 3. The actor may be charged, indicted, and tried in any county, but not more than one county, into or through which the actor has brought such property.
Subd. 2.Defining stolen property.
Property is stolen within the meaning of this section if the act by which the owner was deprived of property was a criminal offense under the laws of the state in which the act was committed and would constitute a theft under this chapter if the act had been committed in this state.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.525; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 609.525 cover?
Section 609.525 ("BRINGING STOLEN GOODS INTO STATE") 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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