Hvamstad v. Suhler

Appellant has challenged the constitutionality of Minnesota’s nuisance abatement law1 with respect to prostitution convictions. The statute defines a nuisance as, among other things,

*1219three or more misdemeanor convictions or two or more convictions, of which at least one is a gross misdemeanor or felony, within the previous two years for: (1) acts of prostitution or prostitution related offenses committed within the building. ...

Minn.Stat.Ann. § 617.81 (West Supp.1990). Other provisions of the statute provide for notice of convictions to the building owner, a temporary order of injunction,…