Minnesota § 609.379 - PERMITTED ACTIONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.379 — PERMITTED ACTIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.379. PERMITTED ACTIONS
Subdivision 1.Reasonable force.
(a) Reasonable force may be used upon or toward the person of a child without the child's consent when the following circumstance exists or the actor reasonably believes it to exist:
(1) when used by a parent, legal guardian, or other caretaker of a child, in the exercise of lawful authority, to restrain or correct the child; or
(2) when used by a teacher, school principal, school employee, school bus driver, other agent of a district, or other member of the instructional, support, or supervisory staff of a public or nonpublic school upon or toward a child or pupil when necessary to restrain the child or pupil to prevent bodily harm or death to the child, pupil, or another.
(b) Nothing in this section limits any other authorization to use reasonable force including but not limited to authorizations under sections 121A.582, subdivision 1, and 609.06, subdivision 1.
Subd. 2.Applicability.
This section applies to sections 260B.425, 260C.425, 609.255, 609.376, and 609.378 and chapter 260E.
History:
1983 c 217 s 6; 1985 c 266 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 542 s 19; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 139; 2024 c 78 s 8
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 609.379
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Section 609.379 ("PERMITTED ACTIONS") 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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