Minnesota · Minnesota Statutes — Criminal Procedure
Minn. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 629.402: ARREST WITHOUT AUTHORITY
What this law says, in plain English
A public officer or person pretending to be one commits a gross misdemeanor by knowingly arresting, detaining, seizing property, or dispossessing someone of land without proper legal process.
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