Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

We do High School dance party events in the state of Minnesota. We flyer at various High Schools in the area. Normally the high schools simply do not care, but occasionally they ask us not to or issue us a trespassing warning. At which point we comply. Last week we flyered a small school out in the country and they got enraged. The officer who contacted us stated that he was going to charge us with trespassing and several ordinance law violating though he wasn't specific. Despite the fact that we never flyered there before nor received a warning not too. We went after hours and could not check in but there were other events going on and the school was open. Most of the other schools have told us they have to give us warnings before charging us. But this school is claiming they can charge us immediately. Do they have to give a warning first?


Asked on 5/23/11, 11:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas C. Gallagher Gallagher Criminal Defense

Take a look at Minnesota Statutes Section 609.605, subd 4, "Trespasses on school property."

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.605

Note that the statute purports to make trespassing on school property a crime in more circumstances than trespassing generally. You would be wise to avoid talking to police at all.

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Answered on 5/24/11, 6:49 am


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