2025 Session
Last amended: 1986 session
§ 609.745 — Permitting Public Nuisance
Plain-Language Summary
It is a misdemeanor for a property owner or manager to knowingly allow a public nuisance to continue on their property.
609.745 PERMITTING PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Whoever having control of real property permits it to be used to maintain a public nuisance or lets the same knowing it will be so used is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.745; 1971 c 23 s 75; 1986 c 444
History: History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.745; 1971 c 23 s 75; 1986 c 444
Practical Notes
Property owners can face criminal charges for allowing nuisance conditions to persist on their property after receiving notice. This gives law enforcement a tool to address ongoing nuisance properties.