{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.493","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.493","heading":"SOLICITATION OF MENTALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Crime.\nA person is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2 if the person solicits a mentally impaired person to commit a criminal act.\nSubd. 2. Sentence.\n(a) A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor if the intended criminal act is a misdemeanor, and is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the intended criminal act is a gross misdemeanor.\n(b) A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony if the intended criminal act is a felony, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one-half the statutory maximum term for the intended criminal act or to payment of a fine of not more than one-half the maximum fine for the intended criminal act, or both.\nSubd. 3. Definitions.\nAs used in this section:\n(1) \"mentally impaired person\" means a person who, as a result of inadequately developed or impaired intelligence or a substantial psychiatric disorder of thought or mood, lacks the judgment to give a reasoned consent to commit the criminal act; and\n(2) \"solicit\" means commanding, entreating, or attempting to persuade a specific person.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.493","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"67337b015d15d4d92ba1fe9e091b7a680af8a2d1f6dcfdcc4a6b02e6dc5d8fdf","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.491","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.494"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}