{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.041","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.041","heading":"PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS.","body":"In a criminal prosecution in which the degree of the crime or the penalty for the crime depends, in whole or in part, on proof of the existence of a prior conviction, if the defendant contests the existence of or factual basis for a prior conviction, proof of it is established by competent and reliable evidence, including a certified court record of the conviction.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","GENERAL PRINCIPLES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.041","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"353b66c10990017d11726116adeb12807b878e839b94494239d74128976d7578","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.04","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}