Minn. Stat. § 259.115: CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Where this section sits in the code
- PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
- CHAPTER 259. CHANGE OF NAME, ADOPTION
- CHANGE OF NAME
A person who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction and who does any of the following is guilty of a gross misdemeanor:
(1) upon marriage, uses a different surname from that used before marriage without complying with section 259.13;
(2) upon marriage dissolution or legal separation, uses a different surname from that used during marriage without complying with section 259.13; or
(3) with the intent to defraud or mislead, or to cause injury to or harass another, uses a different name without complying with section 259.13.
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