| Appendix III: Other Applicable Laws |  | Minn. Stat. § 609.605, Subd. 4. Trespasses on school property.
(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to enter or be found in a public
or nonpublic elementary, middle, or secondary school building unless
the person:
(1) is an enrolled student in, a parent or guardian of an
enrolled student in, or an employee of the school or school district;
(2) has permission or an invitation from a school official to be in the building;
(3) is attending a school event, class, or meeting to which the person, the public, or a student’s family is invited; or
(4) has reported the person’s presence in the school building in the manner required for visitors to the school.
(b) It is a misdemeanor for a person to be on the roof of a
public or nonpublic elementary, middle, or secondary school building
unless the person has permission from a school official to be on the
roof of the building.
(c) It is a gross misdemeanor for a group of three or more
persons to enter or be found in a public or nonpublic elementary,
middle, or secondary school building unless one of the persons:
(1) is an enrolled student in, a parent or guardian of an
enrolled student in, or an employee of the school or school district;
(2) has permission or an invitation from a school official to be in the building;
(3) is attending a school event, class, or meeting to which the person, the public, or a student’s family is invited; or
(4) has reported the person’s presence in the school building in the manner required for visitors to the school.
(d) It is a misdemeanor for a person to enter or be found on
school property within one year after being told by the school
principal or the principal’s designee to leave the property and not to
return, unless the principal or the principal’s designee has given the
person permission to return to the property. As used in this
paragraph, “school property” has the meaning given in section 152.01,
subdivision 14a, clauses (1) and (3).
(e) A school principal or a school employee designated by the
school principal to maintain order on school property, who has
reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating this subdivision
may detain the person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable period of
time pending the arrival of a peace officer. A school principal
of designated school employee is not civilly or criminally liable for
any action authorized under this paragraph if the person’s action is
based on reasonable cause.
(f) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant if the
officer has probable cause to believe the person violated this
subdivision within the preceding four hours. The arrest may be
made even though the violation did not occur in the peace officer’s
presence.
CITY OF SAINT PAUL CODE §
Sec. 283.01. Trespass
a. It is unlawful for any person to remain in a school building, or
upon school grounds, after being requested to leave by any person in
lawful control of the building or grounds.
b. It is unlawful to return to a school building or school grounds
after a request to leave has been made pursuant to paragraph (a) of
this section, until that request is revoked or rescinded by the school
principal or other person in lawful control of the building and
grounds. (Code 1956, § 427.01)
Sec. 283.02. No Interference With Program, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether on or
off school premises, willfully to annoy, disturb, interfere with or
obstruct any classroom instruction, teaching program or other school
program or assembly being conducted upon the premises of any public or
private school. (Code 1956, § 427.02)
Sec. 283.03. Penalty
Any person violating any provision of this chapter
may be punished as provided by the Saint Paul Legislative Code, Section
1.05. (Code 1956, § 427.03)
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