{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.774","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.774","heading":"EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; KIDNAPPINGS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Definitions.\nFor the purposes of this section, \"supervising peace officer\" means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 626, who has probable cause to believe that a person is being unlawfully confined, and who has lawful jurisdiction in the geographical area where the violation is believed to be occurring.\nSubd. 2. Authority.\nA supervising peace officer may order a telephone company to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines for the purpose of establishing and controlling communications with a violator.\nSubd. 3. Designation.\nEach telephone company shall designate an employee to serve as a security official and to provide assistance as required by the supervising peace officer to carry out the purposes of this section.\nSubd. 4. Unauthorized communication prohibited.\nWhoever initiates telephone communications with a violator with knowledge of an order issued pursuant to subdivision 2 and without prior police authorization, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\nSubd. 5. Defense.\nGood faith reliance by telephone employees on an order issued pursuant to subdivision 2 shall constitute a complete defense to any legal action brought for an interruption of telephone communications occurring by reason of this section.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES RELATING TO COMMUNICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.774","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"7c8b30190328e35b90276f981fcde243ea0e3a58fed330325bf0f7f4bc093e1c","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.771","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.775"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}