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609.662.2(a)
Statute ID:
1617
Statute Function ID:
29252
Shooting Victim-Duty to Render Aid
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
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
90Z
All Other Offenses
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:
609.662.2(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Shooting Victim-Duty to Render Aid
Statute ID:
1617
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 to Render Aid
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 discharges a firearm and knows or has reason to know that the discharge has caused bodily harm to another person, shall: (1) immediately investigate the extent of the person's 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 injured person suffered death or great bodily harm as a result of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both; (2) if the injured person suffered substantial bodily harm as a result of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; (3) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. (c) Notwithstanding section 609.035 or 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction under this subdivision is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.
