Minnesota § 617.291 - SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL AND EXHIBITIONS; PURPOSE AND POLICY
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§ 617.291. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL AND EXHIBITIONS; PURPOSE AND POLICY
Subdivision 1.Finding.
The legislature finds that sexually explicit materials and exhibitions presented before an audience are harmful to minors.
Subd. 2.Best interest.
It is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of this state, and especially of minors within the state, that commercial dissemination, and dissemination without monetary consideration in a place of public accommodation, of sexually explicit written, photographic, printed, sound or published materials, and of plays, dances, or other exhibitions presented before an audience, that are deemed harmful to minors, be restricted to persons over the age of 17 years; or, if available to minors under the age of 18 years, that the availability of the materials be restricted to sources within established and recognized schools, churches, museums, medical clinics and physicians, hospitals, public libraries, or government sponsored organizations.
History:
1969 c 1071 s 1; 1987 c 215 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 617.291 ("SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL AND EXHIBITIONS; PURPOSE AND POLICY") 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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