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609.66.1(a)(1)
Statute ID:
1580
Statute Function ID:
18620
Dangerous Weapons-Recklessly Handle or Use
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Weapons (6)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Weapons (W) (Rank 11)
Detailed Offense Code:
Dangerous Weapons-Misdemeanors and Gross Misdemeanors (665)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
520
Weapon Law Violations
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:
609.66.1(a)(1)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Dangerous Weapons-Recklessly Handle or Use
Statute ID:
1580
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Nov 21, 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:
Dangerous Weapons-Recklessly Handle or Use
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/66.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in paragraph (b): (1) recklessly handles or uses a gun or other dangerous weapon or explosive so as to endanger the safety of another; or (2) intentionally points a gun of any kind, capable of injuring or killing a human being and whether loaded or unloaded, at or toward another; or (3) manufactures or sells for any unlawful purpose any weapon known as a slungshot or sand club; or (4) manufactures, transfers, or possesses metal knuckles or a switch blade knife opening automatically; or (5) possesses any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against another; or (6) outside of a municipality and without the parent's or guardian's consent, furnishes a child under 14 years of age, or as a parent or guardian permits the child to handle or use, outside of the parent's or guardian's presence, a firearm or airgun of any kind, or any ammunition or explosive. Possession of written evidence of prior consent signed by the minor's parent or guardian is a complete defense to a charge under clause (6). (b) A person convicted under paragraph (a) may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the act was committed in a public housing zone, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 19, a school zone, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, or a park zone, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 12a, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; or (2) otherwise, including where the act was committed on residential premises within a zone described in clause (1) if the offender was at the time an owner, tenant, or invitee for a lawful purpose with respect to those residential premises, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
