§ 626.863 — Unauthorized Practice
Plain-Language Summary
This section makes it illegal for any person to serve as a peace officer in Minnesota without a valid license from the POST Board. Employing an unlicensed officer is also illegal. Violations are a misdemeanor.
626.863 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE.
(a) A person who is not a peace officer or part-time peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person: (1) makes a representation of being a peace officer or part-time peace officer, or (2) performs or attempts to perform an act, duty, or responsibility reserved by law for licensed peace officers and part-time peace officers.
(b) A peace officer who authorizes or knowingly allows a person to violate paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) The board shall designate the appropriate law enforcement agency to investigate violations of this section. The attorney general shall prosecute violations of this section.
(d) A person who violates this section and who has previously been convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
1987 c 334 s 6; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; 2009 c 59 art 5 s 19
History: History: 1987 c 334 s 6; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; 2009 c 59 art 5 s 19