Minn. Stat. § 609.746 (2006)
609.746 INTERFERENCE WITH PRIVACY
Subdivision 1. Surreptitious intrusion; observation device.
(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:
(1) enters upon another's property;
(2) surreptitiously gazes, stares, or peeps in the window or any other aperture
of a house or place of dwelling of another; and
(3) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a
member of the household.
(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:
(1) enters upon another's property;
(2) surreptitiously installs or uses any device for observing, photographing,
recording, amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events through the window or
any other aperture of a house or place of dwelling of another; and
(3) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a
member of the household.
(c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:
(1) surreptitiously gazes, stares, or peeps in the window or other aperture of a
sleeping room in a hotel, as defined in section 327.70, subdivision 3, 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 609.341, subdivision 5, or the clothing covering the immediate area
of the intimate parts; and
(2) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of the
occupant.
(d) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:
(1) surreptitiously installs or uses any device for observing, photographing,
recording, amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events through the window or
other aperture of a sleeping room in a hotel, as defined in section 327.70,
subdivision 3, 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 609.341, subdivision 5, or the clothing
covering the immediate area of the intimate parts; and
(2) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of the
occupant.
(e) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if
the person:
(1) violates this subdivision after a previous conviction under this subdivision
or section 609.749; or
(2) violates this subdivision against a minor under the age of 18, knowing or
having reason to know that the minor is present.
(f) Paragraphs (b) and (d) do not apply to law enforcement officers or
corrections investigators, or to those acting under their direction, while
engaged in the performance of their lawful duties. Paragraphs (c) and (d) do not
apply to conduct in: (1) a medical facility; or (2) a commercial establishment
if the owner of the establishment has posted conspicuous signs warning that the
premises are under surveillance by the owner or the owner's employees.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1993 c 326 art 2 s 34]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1993 c 326 art 2 s 34]