Section 609.493 Solicitation of Mentally Impaired Persons - Minnesota Statutes

609.493 SOLICITATION OF MENTALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS.

Subdivision 1.Crime.

A 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.

Subd. 2.Sentence.

(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.

(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.

Subd. 3.Definitions.

As used in this section:

(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

(2) "solicit" means commanding, entreating, or attempting to persuade a specific person.

History:

1993 c 326 art 4 s 23