Interference with Privacy

Interference with Privacy

Interference with Privacy is a term that can apply to several distinct gross misdemeanor and felony crimes in Minnesota. Our firm has handled some uniquely challenging cases in this area of the law. If you are in need of our assistance, we are here to help.

The applicable statute number for the crime of Interference with Privacy is Minnesota Statutes Section 609.746. As you can see, there are a number of scenarios under which a person may be charged with this particular crime. The following circumstances may expose a person to gross misdemeanor or felony criminal liability for this type of offense.

GROSS MISDEMEANOR CHARGES

A person may be charged with gross misdemeanor Interference with Privacy under the following circumstances.

• Where a person enters upon another’s property, surreptitiously gazes, stares, or peeps in the window of a house or place of dwelling, and does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a member of the household.
• Where a person enters upon another’s property, surreptitiously installs or uses any device for observing, photographing, recording, amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events (usually a camera) through the window or any other aperture of a house or place of dwelling of another, and does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a member of the household.
• Where a person surreptitiously gazes, stares, or peeps in the window or other aperture of a sleeping room in a hotel, a tanning booth, or other place where a reasonable person would have an expectation of privacy and has exposed or is likely to expose their intimate parts, as defined in section, or the clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts, and does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of the occupant.

The maximum punishment for a gross misdemeanor offense is imprisonment for up to one year, payment of a fine of $3,000, or both.

FELONY CHARGES

A person may be charged with felony Interference with Privacy under the following circumstances.

• Where a person commits any of the above gross misdemeanor crimes of Interference with Privacy and the person has previously been convicted of one of the above offenses or a conviction for a stalking crime under Minnesota Statutes Section 609.749.
• Where a person commits any of the above gross misdemeanor crimes of Interference with Privacy, the victim is a minor under the age of 18, and the person knows or has reason to know that the minor is present.

The maximum punishment is two years imprisonment, payment of a $5,000 fine, or both.

IF YOU ARE FACING CHARGES OF INTERFERENCE WITH PRIVACY, YOU NEED THE SERVICES OF SKILLED AND COMPETENT ATTORNEYS. AT LUNDGREN & JOHNSON, WE WILL FIGHT HARD TO ENSURE THAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE PROTECTED.