{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.223","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.223","heading":"ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE.","body":"Subdivision 1. Substantial bodily harm.\nWhoever assaults another and inflicts substantial bodily harm may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.\nSubd. 2. Past pattern of child abuse.\nWhoever assaults a minor may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the perpetrator has engaged in a past pattern of child abuse against the minor. As used in this subdivision, \"child abuse\" has the meaning given it in section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (5).\nSubd. 3. Felony; victim under four.\nWhoever assaults a victim under the age of four, and causes bodily harm to the child's head, eyes, or neck, or otherwise causes multiple bruises to the body, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.223","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"c2ea4dd4c7a8c5895ee518446d93ff6cebb533cc2cae62331cbbdf6b761e2daf","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.222","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.2231"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}