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Statutes > Minnesota > 609-624 > 609 > 609_774609.774 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; KIDNAPPINGS.
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
For 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.
Subd. 2.Authority.
A 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.
Subd. 3.Designation.
Each 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.
Subd. 4.Unauthorized communication prohibited.
Whoever 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.
Subd. 5.Defense.
Good 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.
History:
1979 c 63 s 1; 1979 c 289 s 2
