609.527 IDENTITY THEFT.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) “Direct victim” means any person or entity described in Minn. Stat. § 611A.01, paragraph (b), whose identity has been transferred, used, or possessed in violation of this section. (c) “False pretense” means any false, fictitious, misleading, or fraudulent information or pretense or pretext depicting or including or deceptively similar to the name, logo, website address, email address, postal address, telephone number, or any other identifying information of a for-profit or not-for-profit business or organization or of a government agency, to which the user has no legitimate claim of right. (d) “Identity” means any name, number, or data transmission that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual or entity, including any of the following: (1) a name, Social Security number, date of birth, official government- issued driver’s license or identification number, government passport number, or employer or taxpayer identification number; (2) unique electronic identification number, address, account number, or routing code; or (3) telecommunication identification information or access device. (e) “Indirect victim” means any person or entity described in Minn. Stat. § 611A.01, paragraph (b), other than a direct victim. (f) “Loss” means value obtained, as defined in Minn. Stat. § 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (3), and expenses incurred by a direct or indirect victim as a result of a violation of this section. (g) “Unlawful activity” means: (1) any felony violation of the laws of this state or any felony violation of a similar law of another state or the United States; and (2) any nonfelony violation of the laws of this state involving theft, theft by swindle, forgery, fraud, or giving false information to a public official, or any nonfelony violation of a similar law of another state or the United States.
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