{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.44","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.44","heading":"PUBLIC OFFICE; ILLEGALLY ASSUMING; NONSURRENDER.","body":"Whoever intentionally and without lawful right thereto, exercises a function of a public office or, having held such office and the right thereto having ceased, refuses to surrender the office or its seal, books, papers, or other incidents to a successor or other authority entitled thereto may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.44","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"9c13e634e29a8a85963739c23fb1b9c037668d7c5a0c35ce908497c4638ea31e","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.435","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}