Minnesota Statutes § 609.283 - UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO DOCUMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF LABOR OR SEX TRAFFICKING

§ Subdivision 1.Crime defined. Unless the person's conduct constitutes a violation of section 609.282, a person who knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person: (1) in the course of a violation of section 609.282 or 609.322; (2) with intent to violate section 609.282 or 609.322; or (3) to prevent or restrict or to attempt to prevent or restrict, without lawful authority, a person's liberty to move or travel, in order to maintain the labor or services of that person, when the person is or has been a victim of a violation of section 609.282 or 609.322; is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2. § Subd. 2.Penalties. A person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the crime involves a victim under the age of 18, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of $20,000, or both; or (2) in other cases, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. § Subd. 3.Consent or age of victim not a defense. In a prosecution under this section the consent or age of the victim is not a defense.