Subdivision 1.Increased fine.

From August 1, 2000, if a state law or municipal charter sets a limit of $200 or less on the fines that a statutory or home rule charter city, town, county, or other political subdivision may prescribe for an ordinance violation that is defined as a petty misdemeanor, that law or charter is considered to provide that the political subdivision has the power to prescribe a maximum fine of $300 for the petty misdemeanor violation.

Subd. 2.

Attorney's Note

Under the Minnesota Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $1,000
Petty misdemeanorup to $300
For details, see § 609.02 and

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 609.0332

[Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 2 s 69]