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609.495.4(a)
Statute ID:
9114
Statute Function ID:
5765
Aiding an Offender - Taking Responsibility for Criminal Acts
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Adm of Justice (X) (Rank 18)
Detailed Offense Code:
Aiding an Offender (974.01)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
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:
609.495.4(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2002
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Aiding an Offender - Taking Responsibility for Criminal Acts
Statute ID:
9114
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Aiding an Offender - Taking Responsibility for Criminal Acts
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/495.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) Unless the person is convicted of the underlying crime, a person who assumes responsibility for a criminal act with the intent to obstruct, impede, or prevent a criminal investigation may be sentenced to not more than one-half of the statutory maximum sentence of imprisonment or to payment of a fine of not more than one-half of the maximum fine that could be imposed on the principal offender for the criminal act. (b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to impair the right of any individual or group to engage in speech protected by the United States Constitution or the Minnesota Constitution.
