{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.856","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.856","heading":"USE OF POLICE RADIOS DURING COMMISSION OF CRIME; PENALTIES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Acts constituting.\nWhoever has in possession or uses a radio or device capable of receiving or transmitting a police radio signal, message, or transmission of information used for law enforcement purposes, while in the commission of a felony or violation of section 609.487 or the attempt to commit a felony or violation of section 609.487, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. Notwithstanding section 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction under this section is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.\nSubd. 2. Forfeiture.\nA radio or device defined in subdivision 1 that is used in the commission of a felony or violation of section 609.487 or attempt to commit a felony or violation of section 609.487 is contraband property and subject to the forfeiture provisions of section 609.531.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.856","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"d56dde4a7f5bce402e02a60ce4b225f66df3c2edceb9c497079ef5b70ab69a49","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.855","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.857"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}