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Minn. Stat. § 629.403: REFUSAL TO AID IN MAKING ARREST.

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 629. EXTRADITION, DETAINERS, ARREST, BAIL
ARRESTS

A person who willfully neglects or refuses to arrest another person after having been lawfully directed to do so by a judge is guilty of a misdemeanor.

A person who willfully neglects or refuses to aid a peace officer after being lawfully directed to aid the officer (1) in making an arrest, (2) in retaking a person who has escaped from custody, or (3) in executing a legal process is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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