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609.265
Statute ID:
847
Statute Function ID:
18229
Abduction-for the Purpose of Marriage-Person Under 18 years
In Effect
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Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Kidnapping (K) (Rank 4)
Detailed Offense Code:
Kidnapping (139)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
100
Kidnapping/Abduction
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:
609.265
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Abduction-for the Purpose of Marriage-Person Under 18 years
Statute ID:
847
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:
Abduction-for the Purpose of Marriage-Person Under 18 years
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/265.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Nov 20, 2023
Whoever, for the purpose of marriage, takes a person under the age of 18 years, without the consent of the parents, guardian, or other person having legal custody of such person is guilty of abduction and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
