{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-604.12","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 604.12","heading":"RESTRICTIONS ON DENYING ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION; CIVIL ACTIONS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Definitions.\nAs used in this section:\n(1) \"place of public accommodation\" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 34, but excludes recreational trails;\n(2) \"criminal gang\" has the meaning given in section 609.229, subdivision 1; and\n(3) \"obscene\" has the meaning given in section 617.241, subdivision 1.\nSubd. 2. Prohibition.\n(a) A place of public accommodation may not restrict access, admission, or usage to a person solely because the person operates a motorcycle or is wearing clothing that displays the name of an organization or association.\n(b) This subdivision does not prohibit the restriction of access, admission, or usage to a person because:\n(1) the person's conduct poses a risk to the health or safety of another or to the property of another; or\n(2) the clothing worn by the person is obscene or includes the name or symbol of a criminal gang.\nSubd. 3. Civil cause of action.\nA person injured by a violation of subdivision 2 may bring an action for actual damages, punitive damages under sections 549.191 and 549.20 in an amount not to exceed $500, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney fees in an amount not to exceed $500.\nSubd. 4. Violation not a crime.\nNotwithstanding section 645.241, a violation of subdivision 2 is not a crime.","path":["CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 604. CIVIL LIABILITY","OTHER ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/604.12","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:50Z","sha256":"4f610a15463027e7549ca802ca900d931becf7b88152c567009e02551b6dbf72","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-604.113","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-604.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}