Minnesota Statutes 609.53 – Receiving Stolen Property
Subdivision 1.Penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in section 609.526, any person who receives, possesses, transfers, buys or conceals any stolen property or property obtained by robbery, knowing or having reason to know the property was stolen or obtained by robbery, may be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of section 609.52, subdivision 3.
Subd. 1a.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 609.53
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 609.53
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
[Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1982 c 613 s 7]
Subd. 2a.
[Repealed, 1982 c 613 s 7]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14]
Subd. 3a.
[Repealed, 1989 c 290 art 7 s 14]
Subd. 4.Civil action; treble damages.
Any person who has been injured by a violation of subdivision 1 or section 609.526 may bring an action for three times the amount of actual damages sustained by the plaintiff or $1,500, whichever is greater, and the costs of suit and reasonable attorney’s fees.
Subd. 5.Value.
In this section, “value” has the meaning defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (3).