2009 Minnesota Statutes

16A.139 MISAPPROPRIATION OF MONEY.

(a) No official or head of any state department in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches, or any employee of a state department in those branches, may intentionally use money appropriated by law, or fees collected knowing that the use is for a purpose other than the purpose for which the money was appropriated. Unless a greater penalty is specified elsewhere in law, a person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) A violation of paragraph (a) by a head of a department, or any state official, is cause for immediate removal of the official or head of a state department from the position held with the government of this state. A criminal conviction under paragraph (a) is not a prerequisite for removal. This paragraph does not apply to a judge, a constitutional officer, or a legislator, except as potential grounds for expulsion, impeachment, or recall in the manner specified in article IV, section 7, and article VIII of the Minnesota Constitution.

History:

(125-14) 1937 c 457 s 36; 1979 c 333 s 60; 1986 c 444; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 47

NOTE: The amendments to this section by Laws 2009, chapter 101, article 2, section 47, are effective August 1, 2009, and apply to crimes committed on or after that date. Laws 2009, chapter 101, article 2, section 47, the effective date.