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609.255.3(a)
Statute ID:
14197
Statute Function ID:
30776
False Imprisonment - Unreasonable Restraint of Child; Tying,locking, caging, or chaining
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Kidnapping (K) (Rank 4)
Detailed Offense Code:
False Imprisonment (131)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
QDVR Flag added 08/01/2023
UCR Code
Description
100
Kidnapping/Abduction
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
Yes
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:
Yes
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.255.3(a)
Enactment Date:
Apr 18, 2012
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2012
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
False Imprisonment - Unreasonable Restraint of Child; Tying,locking, caging, or chaining
Statute ID:
14197
Created:
Jul 20, 2012 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:
False Imprisonment - Unreasonable Restraint of Child; Tying,locking, caging, or chaining
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/255.html
Legislative Session:
2012 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 20, 2012
(a) A parent, legal guardian, or caretaker who intentionally subjects a child under the age of 18 years to unreasonable physical confinement or restraint by means including but not limited to, tying, locking, caging, or chaining for a prolonged period of time and in a cruel manner which is excessive under the circumstances, is guilty of unreasonable restraint of a child and, except as provided in paragraph (b) or (c), 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. (b) If the confinement or restraint results in demonstrable bodily harm, the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both. (c) If the confinement or restraint results in substantial bodily harm, the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
