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such as a bank account or yacht) when it is proved that these items are <br /> property actually used in, or derived from, a pattern of violations of the state's <br /> obscenity laws. <br /> Id. at 4185. The Working Group believes that a RICO statute which provided for seizure <br /> of the contents of a sexually oriented business upon proof of RICO violations would <br /> have the potential to significantly curtail the distribution of obscene materials. <br /> Although Minnesota does not have a RICO statute, it does have a forfeiture statute <br /> 1 permitting the seizure of money and property which are the proceeds of designated <br /> felony offenses. Minn. Stat. § 609.5312 (1988). But, this statute does not permit seizure <br /> of property related to commission of the offenses most likely to be associated with <br /> sexually oriented businesses. Obscenity crimes are not among the offenses which <br /> • <br /> , justify forfeiture. Although solicitation or inducement of a person under age 13 (Minn. <br /> Stat. § 609.322, subd. 1) or between the ages of 16 and 18 to practice prostitution <br /> (Minn. Stat. § 609.322, subd. 2) are included among the offenses which could justify <br /> seizure of property, many crimes involving prostitution are outside the reach of the <br /> present Minnesota forfeiture law. <br /> - <br /> The following crimes are not included among the crimes which can justify seizure • <br /> { of property and profits: solicitation, inducement, or promotion of a person between the <br /> ages of 13 and 16 to practice prostitution (Minn. Stat § 609.322, subd. 1A); solicitation, <br /> inducement or promotion of a person 18 years of age or older to practice prostitution <br /> (Minn. Stat. § 609.322, subd. 3); receiving profit derived from prostitution (Minn. Stat. <br /> § 609.323); owning, operating or managing a "disorderly house," in which conduct <br /> habitually occurs in violation of laws pertaining to liquor, gambling, controlled <br /> substances or-prostitution Minn.-Stat. § 609.33).- <br /> Although <br /> C9:33 .Although its reach would be much more limited, the legislature should also <br /> consider providing for forfeiture of property used to commit an *obscenity offense or <br /> which represents the proceeds of obscenity offenses. Under the holding in Fort Wayne <br /> Books. Inc. v. Indiana, such forfeiture could not take place, if at all, until it was proved <br /> that the underlying obscenity crimes had been committed. <br /> • <br /> -27- <br />