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609.205(2)
Statute ID:
681
Statute Function ID:
812
Manslaughter - 2nd Degree - Shoot with Firearm - Mistake for Deer or Other Animal
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Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Homicide (H) (Rank 1)
Detailed Offense Code:
Manslaughter 2 (121.2)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
09B
Homicide Offenses-Negligent Manslaughter
Flags
Crime of Violence:
Yes
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:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.205(2)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Manslaughter - 2nd Degree - Shoot with Firearm - Mistake for Deer or Other Animal
Statute ID:
681
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jan 5, 2016 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Manslaughter - 2nd Degree - Shoot with Firearm - Mistake for Deer or Other Animal
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/205.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
A person who causes the death of another by any of the following means is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both: (1) by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another; or (2) by shooting another with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as a result of negligently believing the other to be a deer or other animal; or (3) by setting a spring gun, pit fall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device; or (4) by negligently or intentionally permitting any animal, known by the person to have vicious propensities or to have caused great or substantial bodily harm in the past, to run uncontrolled off the owner's premises, or negligently failing to keep it properly confined; or (5) by committing or attempting to commit a violation of section 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child), and murder in the first, second, or third degree is not committed thereby. If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it shall be an affirmative defense to criminal liability under clause (4) that the victim provoked the animal to cause the victim's death.
