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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Subdivision 1. Crime defined. Unless the person's conduct constitutes a violation ofsection 609.282, a person who knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person:
(1) in the course of a violation ofsection 609.282or609.322;
(2) with intent to violatesection 609.282or609.322; or
(3) to prevent or restrict or to attempt to prevent or restrict, without lawful authority, a person's liberty to move or travel, in order to maintain the labor or services of that person, when the person is or has been a victim of a violation ofsection 609.282or609.322;
is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2.
Subd. 2. Penalties. A person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the crime involves a victim under the age of 18, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of $20,000, or both; or
(2) in other cases, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Subd. 3. Consent or age of victim not a defense. In a prosecution under this section the consent or age of the victim is not a defense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.283. Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/crimes-expungement-victims-ch-609-624/mn-st-sect-609-283/
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