Minnesota § 626.72 - PEACE OFFICERS; TRANSPORTATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 626.72 — PEACE OFFICERS; TRANSPORTATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 626.72. PEACE OFFICERS; TRANSPORTATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES
A peace officer, as defined in section 609.487, subdivision 2, clause (2), who enters this state to perform an assigned duty of transporting persons in legal custody for law enforcement purposes has the same authority to transport persons in legal custody as any member of any duly organized state, county, or municipal law enforcement unit of this state if a reciprocal right to transport persons in legal custody is extended to Minnesota peace officers by the peace officer's state or local jurisdiction.
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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 626.72 ("PEACE OFFICERS; TRANSPORTATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES") 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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