1997 Minnesota Statutes

     617.88 Definition. 

    (a) The terms used in section 617.89 have the meanings 
 given in this section. 

    (b) "Nuisance" means: 

    (1) an act of prostitution that would violate sections 
 609.321 to 609.324; 

    (2) unlawful sale or possession of controlled substances; 

    (3) unlawful use or possession of a firearm in violation of 
 section 609.66, subdivision 1a; 609.67; or 624.713; or 

    (4) violation by a commercial enterprise of local or state 
 business licensing regulations, ordinances, or statutes 
 prohibiting the maintenance of a public nuisance as defined in 
 section 609.74 or the control of a public nuisance as defined in 
 section 609.745. 

    (c) "Neighborhood organization" means a nonprofit 
 corporation incorporated under chapter 317A that satisfies 
 clauses (1) and (2). 

    The corporation shall: 

    (1) designate in its articles of incorporation or bylaws a 
 specific geographic community to which its activities are 
 limited; and 

    (2) be formed for the purposes of promoting community 
 safety, crime prevention, and housing quality in a 
 nondiscriminatory manner. 

    HIST: 1996 c 453 s 1; 1997 c 122 s 2 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 1996, chapter 453, 
*section 1, is repealed August 1, 1999.  Laws 1996, chapter 453, 
*section 3.