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624.731.4(d)
Statute ID:
12486
Statute Function ID:
27355
Use Tear Gas to Immobilize - Not Protect Self/Property
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Weapons (6)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Weapons (W) (Rank 11)
Detailed Offense Code:
Tear Gas/Electronic Incapacitation Device (650)
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:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
624.731.4(d)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1981
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Use Tear Gas to Immobilize - Not Protect Self/Property
Statute ID:
12486
Created:
Sep 5, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 10, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
Correction to Summary Text - added "Gas"
Summary Text:
Use Tear Gas to Immobilize - Not Protect Self/Property
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/624/731.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 10, 2008
(a) No person shall knowingly, or with reason to know, use tear gas, a tear gas compound, an authorized tear gas compound, or an electronic incapacitation device on or against a peace officer who is in the performance of duties. (b) No person shall use tear gas, a tear gas compound, an authorized tear gas compound, or an electronic incapacitation device except as authorized in subdivision 2 or 6. (c) Tear gas, a tear gas compound, or an electronic incapacitation device shall legally constitute a weapon when it is used in the commission of a crime. (d) No person shall use tear gas or a tear gas compound in an immobilizing concentration against another person, except as otherwise permitted by subdivision 2.
