{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.51","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.51","heading":"SIMULATING LEGAL PROCESS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Acts prohibited.\nWhoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:\n(1) sends or delivers to another any document which simulates a summons, complaint, or court process with intent thereby to induce payment of a claim; or\n(2) prints, distributes, or offers for sale any such document knowing or intending that it shall be so used.\nSubd. 2. Exceptions.\nThis section does not prohibit the printing, distribution or sale of blank forms of legal documents for use in judicial proceedings.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.51","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"ad6dbe43d073242e8de3ecde32d2474ee33d3a03e509c8fede8a1b79d04fe0e0","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.508","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}