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609.66.1(a)(4)

Statute ID: 1583

Statute Function ID: 39207

Dangerous Weapons-Metal Knuckles/Switch Blade

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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:

Dangerous Weapons-Misdemeanors and Gross Misdemeanors (665)

Offense Severity Level:

Function Text:

UCR Code

Description

520

Weapon Law Violations

Flags

Crime of Violence:

Targeted Misdemeanor:

Predatory Offender Registration Review:

Enhanceable:

Certify to DPS:

Report to DNR:

DPS Group:

Conditional Release:

Payable:

Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

Yes

Third Violation Indicator:

Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:

Wildlife Restitution:

Statute Number:

609.66.1(a)(4)

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Dangerous Weapons-Metal Knuckles/Switch Blade

Statute ID:

1583

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-Metal Knuckles/Switch Blade

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/66.html

Legislative Session:

0 - NA

Session Law Text?:

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.