Minnesota Statutes
§ 609.23 — MISTREATMENT OF PERSONS CONFINED
Minnesota § 609.23
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Bluebook
Minn. Stat. § 609.23 (2026).
Text
Whoever, being in charge of or employed in any institution, whether public or private, intentionally abuses or ill-treats any person confined therein who is mentally or physically disabled or who is involuntarily confined therein by order of court or other duly constituted authority 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.
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Legislative History
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.23;1984 c 628 art 3 s 11;2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
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 § 609.23, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/609/609.23.