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609.294
Statute ID:
906
Statute Function ID:
18270
Bestiality-Carnally Know Dead Body/Animal/Bird-M
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Sex-Related (prostitution) (Z) (Rank 20)
Detailed Offense Code:
Sex Related (959)
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:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.294
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1967
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Bestiality-Carnally Know Dead Body/Animal/Bird-M
Statute ID:
906
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:
Bestiality-Carnally Know Dead Body/Animal/Bird-M
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/294.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Nov 20, 2023
Whoever carnally knows a dead body or an animal or bird is guilty of bestiality, which is a misdemeanor. If knowingly done in the presence of another the person 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.
