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609.662.3(b)(1)
Statute ID:
1629
Statute Function ID:
1664
Shooting Victim-Duty of Witness-Companion
In Effect
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Other Person (OP) (Rank 9)
Detailed Offense Code:
Person Offense (199)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.662.3(b)(1)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1991
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Shooting Victim-Duty of Witness-Companion
Statute ID:
1629
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Nov 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
2023 Subd. 1 Revisor Instruction 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16. Changed "one year" to "364 days"
Summary Text:
Shooting Victim-Duty of Witness-Companion
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/662.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) A person who witnesses the discharge of a firearm and knows or has reason to know that the discharge caused bodily harm to a person shall: (1) immediately investigate the extent of the injuries; and (2) render immediate reasonable assistance to the injured person. (b) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the defendant was a companion of the person who discharged the firearm at the time of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; (2) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
