A minor under the age of 17 who is not a party to, witness in, or directly interested in a criminal prosecution or trial before a district court, may not be present at the trial. A police officer, sheriff, or other officer in charge of a court and attending upon the trial of a criminal case in the court, shall exclude a minor under age of 17 from the room in which the trial is being held. This section does not apply when the minor is permitted to attend by order of the court before which the trial is being held. A police officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who knowingly neglects or refuses to carry out the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: (10708) RL s 5361; 1983 c 359 s 145; 1985 c 265 art 11 s 1; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 73; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; art 3 s 25
NOTE: This section was found unconstitutional in State v. Lindsey, 632 N.W.2d 652 (Minn. 2001).
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications
Chapter 631 — Criminal Trial; Conviction; Sentence
Section 631.02 — Continuances For Sufficient Cause.
Section 631.021 — Criminal Trials; Timing Objectives For Case Disposition.
Section 631.035 — Joinder Of Defendants.
Section 631.04 — Excluding Minors From Attendance At Criminal Trials; Duty Of Officer; Penalty.
Section 631.045 — Excluding Spectators From Courtroom.
Section 631.046 — Authorizing Presence Of Support Person For Minor Prosecuting Witness.
Section 631.06 — Questions Of Law And Fact; Decision Making; Court And Jury.
Section 631.07 — Order Of Final Argument.
Section 631.09 — Jury Deliberation; Accommodations.
Section 631.12 — Jury Discharged Without Verdict.
Section 631.13 — Conditions Under Which Second Trial Permitted.
Section 631.14 — Verdict For Lesser Included Offense.
Section 631.15 — Verdict; Multiple Defendants.
Section 631.17 — Court Administrator To Read Verdict To Jury.
Section 631.20 — Hearing; Sentence.
Section 631.21 — Dismissal Of Action.
Section 631.22 — Jury Challenges.
Section 631.40 — Judgment On Conviction; Judgment Roll.
Section 631.412 — Same Sex Escort For Inmates Being Transferred.
Section 631.425 — Releasing Offenders For Employment.
Section 631.43 — Sentence When Punishment Not Prescribed.
Section 631.44 — Recognizance To Keep Peace.
Section 631.45 — Proceedings Required If Breach Of Recognizance To Keep Peace.
Section 631.46 — Sentence Served In Another County When No Facility Available In County Of Offense.
Section 631.461 — Imprisonment; County Jail; Alternatives.
Section 631.471 — Protecting Inmates; Certain Forfeitures Abolished.
Section 631.48 — Sentence; Costs Of Prosecution.
Section 631.51 — Certified Copies Of Indictment Or Complaint Furnished To Immigration Officers.
Section 631.52 — Effect Of Certain Convictions On Custody And Parenting Time Rights.