State v. Rohan

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.*

In this pretrial appeal, the state argues that the district court erred by finding respondent’s right to substantive due process requires that an intent requirement be read into Minn.Stat. § 340A.503, subd. 2(1). Because section 340A.503, subdivision 2(1), creates a strict-liability offense and does not violate due-process rights, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

On November 14, 2011, respondent Stacy Marie Rohan was working at a restaurant in Burnsville, Minnesota. Two undercover police officers accompanied by a woman under the age of 21 sat in the bar area of the restaurant…