Minn. Stat. § 609.01

NAME AND CONSTRUCTION.

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Nelson (2014)

Most recently applied in State of Minnesota v. Mo Savoy Hicks (June 2015)

1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .01

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Subdivision 1. Purposes.

This chapter may be cited as the Criminal Code of 1963. Its provisions shall be construed according to the fair import of its terms, to promote justice, and to effect its purposes which are declared to be:

(1) to protect the public safety and welfare by preventing the commission of crime through the deterring effect of the sentences authorized, the rehabilitation of those convicted, and their confinement when the public safety and interest requires; and

(2) to protect the individual against the misuse of the criminal law by fairly defining the acts and omissions prohibited, authorizing sentences reasonably related to the conduct and character of the convicted person, and prescribing fair and reasonable postconviction procedures.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 1983 c 216 art 1 s 76 ]

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.