Trespassing on private property used for retail sales.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 385.325
in effect385.325. - Trespassing on private property used for retail sales.
(a) Definitions.
(1) "Store" shall mean any retail sales business (including but not limited to restaurants), and offices where professional services of any kind are rendered, operating on private property open to the public including any shopping mall.
(2) "Shopkeeper" shall mean the operator or agent of any retail sales business; or the owner or agent of any shopping mall.
(3) "Common areas" shall mean any privately owned parking lots, restroom facilities, or any other areas normally used by the general public in such shopping mall.
(4) "Shopping mall" shall mean any enclosed or open indoor or outdoor shopping facility consisting of contiguous stores or offices open to the public providing retail sales, professional services or restaurant facilities.
(b) Prohibited.
(1) No person shall trespass in or on any store or common area of any shopping mall by remaining on the premises after being ordered to leave by a shopkeeper, property owner or their agent, who has reasonable cause to believe such person has committed an act or acts prohibited by the criminal code of this state or city. Such person shall also receive the order to leave in a written form substantially in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) No person who has been ordered to leave and has received the written notice required by this chapter, shall reenter the store or common area of any shopping mall without the written permission of the person or agent providing the original notice, for a period of up to ninety (90) days from the date of the written notice.
(c) Penalty.
(1) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) shall be punished as a petty misdemeanor. A subsequent violation of subsection (b) or (c) within a twelve-month period shall be a misdemeanor. (87-Or-198, § 1, 10-23-87)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT15OFIS_CH385INGE_385.325TRPRPRUSRESAFetched: 11/2/2026