Minnesota Statutes
§ 609.065 — JUSTIFIABLE TAKING OF LIFE
Minnesota § 609.065
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Bluebook
Minn. Stat. § 609.065 (2026).
Text
The intentional taking of the life of another is not authorized by section609.06, except when necessary in resisting or preventing an offense which the actor reasonably believes exposes the actor or another to great bodily harm or death, or preventing the commission of a felony in the actor's place of abode.
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Legislative History
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.065;1978 c 736 s 1; 1986 c 444
Nearby Sections
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§ 609.01
NAME AND CONSTRUCTION§ 609.015
SCOPE AND EFFECT§ 609.02
DEFINITIONS§ 609.025
JURISDICTION OF STATE§ 609.033
MAXIMUM PENALTIES; MISDEMEANORS§ 609.0331
MAXIMUM PENALTIES; PETTY MISDEMEANORS§ 609.04
CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE§ 609.041
PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS§ 609.045
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Bluebook (online)
Minnesota § 609.065, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/609/609.065.