Minnesota § 589.011 - DEFINITIONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 589.011 — DEFINITIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 589.011. DEFINITIONS
Subdivision 1.Scope.
In this chapter, the words listed in this section have the meanings or inclusions given them here.
Subd. 2.Detaining authority.
"Detaining authority" includes a state or local correctional agency or officer or employee of that agency or any other public or private agency or person that is alleged in the writ of habeas corpus to have restrained or imprisoned the petitioner.
Subd. 3.Petitioner.
"Petitioner" means a person who is imprisoned or otherwise restrained of liberty and who applies for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain release.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 589.011 ("DEFINITIONS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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