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CONTEMPTS

See also BREACH OF THE PEACE

Administration Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 15.08

Aeronautics, orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 360.015

Affidavits, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.04

Agriculture Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Aircraft, violations of prohibited operation, Minn. Statutes 2024 360.075

Ambulance services, subpoenas, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2024 144E.30

Appearance

Illness, excuse, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.15

Requirement, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.05

Arbitrators and arbitration panels, subpoenas, order for compliance, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 179A.16

Arrest warrants

Bail, directions regarding, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.06

First warrant, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.04, 588.07

Nonbailable warrants, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.08

Second warrant, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.14

Attorneys

Contempt of court, removal, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2024 481.15

Misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Bail

Arrest warrants, directions to admit to bail, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.06, 588.07

Cash bail, judgment creditors, Minn. Statutes 2024 550.011

Recognizance to appear, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.07, 588.08, 588.14

Business records, order to produce, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 8.16

Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 10A.022

Charitable organizations, violations, assurance of discontinuance, Minn. Statutes 2024 309.57

Child abuse victims, video recorded interviews, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2024 634.35

Child support, see Contempts under CHILD SUPPORT

Collection agencies, failure to obey order to compel disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2024 332.40

Collective bargaining group representatives

Orders to appear, disobeying, Minn. Statutes 2024 45.027

Subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 179.16

Commerce Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 216C.29

Constructive contempts

Procedure, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.04

Types of offenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Coroners, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Court administrators, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Criminal contempt

Criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.20

Jurors, Minn. Statutes 2024 593.50

Subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.20

Damages, amount, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.14

Debtors, supplementary proceedings, bonds, failure to give, Minn. Statutes 2024 575.03

Direct contempts

Summary punishment, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.04

Types of offenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Disorderly conduct, see DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Dissolution of marriage, orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 518.131

District court, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.02

Domestic abuse protection orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 518B.01

Employers, retaliation against victims or witnesses for absence to testify, Minn. Statutes 2024 611A.036

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.02, 588.10

Gambling, appearances or evidence, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 349.151

Gang activity, injunctions, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 617.95

Garnishment, orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 571.84

Gender-affirming health care, not basis for contempt, Minn. Statutes 2024 543.23

Habeas corpus, eligibility for, Minn. Statutes 2024 589.01, 589.14

Harassment, restraining order violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.748

Health Department, subpoenas, failure to obey compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2024 144.054

Hearing aid dispensing, investigations, subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2024 153A.15

Hearings, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.09

Human Rights Department, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 363A.06

Immunity from criminal prosecution, dentists, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 150A.08

Imprisonment

Failure to perform, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.12

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.02

Term, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.10

Indictments for same offense, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.13

Industrial hemp, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 18J.04

Insurance, unfair trade practices, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 72A.22

Insurance companies, audits and examinations, orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 60A.031

Investigations, hearing aid dispensing, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 153A.15

Iron sulphide mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 298.48

Judgment debtors, conciliation court, failure to notify creditors, Minn. Statutes 2024 491A.02

Judgments

Disobedience generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 550.02

Jurors

Failure to report for duty, Minn. Statutes 2024 628.48

Failure to serve, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Improper communications, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Juvenile court orders, interference with, Minn. Statutes 2024 260B.421, 260C.421

Juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2024 260B.154, 260C.154

Juveniles returned to state under Interstate Compact for Juveniles, expenses, refusal or failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2024 260.55

Labor and Industry Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, occupational safety and health, inspections, Minn. Statutes 2024 182.659

Legal separation, orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 518.131

Legislative auditor, refusal to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 3.978

Legislature, Minn. Const. art 4 s 25, Minn. Statutes 2024 3.14, 3.15

Management and Budget Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 15.08

Mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 298.48

Minnesota Code of Military Justice, Minn. Statutes 2024 192A.26, 192A.445

Motor vehicle dealers, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 168.27

Natural Resources Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, water use permit hearings, Minn. Statutes 2024 103G.311

Nursery stock, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 18J.04

Orders

Cash bail posted for unpaid judgments, payment to judgment creditors, Minn. Statutes 2024 550.011

Disobedience generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Indemnification of injured party, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.11

Show cause orders, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.04

Summary punishment, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.03

Parenting time, unwarranted denials or interference, Minn. Statutes 2024 518.175

Parents, children, cost of care, examination, or treatment, juvenile court orders, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2024 260B.331, 260C.331

Paternity, judgments or orders, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 257.67

Persons in custody

Court appearance, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.05

Illness, excuse for, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.15

Plant pests, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 18J.04

Plants (vegetation), subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 18J.04

Pollution Control Agency, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 115.03

Professional fund raisers, violations, assurance of discontinuance, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 309.57

Prostitution promoters, violations of protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.3232

Provocative language, Minn. Statutes 2024 625.15

Public interest labor disputes, orders, refusal to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 179.08

Public nuisance abatement, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 617.86, 617.87

Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2024 216B.29

Railroad companies, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 270.83

Revenue Department, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 270C.32

Seeds, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 18J.04

Semitaconite mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 298.48

Sheriffs, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Sheriff's civil service commissions, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 387.40

Spousal maintenance, see Contempts under SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE

Subpoenas, disobedience, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01, 588.20

Taconite mining data, subpoenas, disobedience, Minn. Statutes 2024 298.48

Tax administration and compliance matters, disobedience of injunction, Minn. Statutes 2024 270C.32, 270C.61

Tax Court, subpoenas or orders, refusal to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 271.13

Tax returns, failure to file complete and proper return, civil fine per day, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.21

Telephone companies, disobedience of laws, orders, or judgments, Minn. Statutes 2024 237.27

Traffic violations, surcharges for peace officer training, refusal to pay, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Unfair and discriminatory trade practices, assurance of discontinuance, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 8.31

Visitation, parenting time, unwarranted denials or interference, Minn. Statutes 2024 518.175

Water and Soil Resources Board, subpoenas, failure to obey, Minn. Statutes 2024 103A.331

Wiretapped evidence, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2024 626A.08

Witnesses

Criminal trials outside state, failure to travel and testify, Minn. Statutes 2024 634.06

Detaining, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Refusal to be sworn or answer, Minn. Statutes 2024 588.01

Work release, Minn. Statutes 2024 631.425

Workers' compensation, subpoenas, failure to obey, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2024 176.351

Workers' compensation insurance, inspections, subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 176.184