Minnesota § 609.01 - NAME AND CONSTRUCTION
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.01 — NAME AND CONSTRUCTION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.01. NAME AND CONSTRUCTION
Subdivision 1.Purposes.
This chapter may be cited as the Criminal Code of 1963. Its provisions shall be construed according to the fair import of its terms, to promote justice, and to effect its purposes which are declared to be:
(1) to protect the public safety and welfare by preventing the commission of crime through the deterring effect of the sentences authorized, the rehabilitation of those convicted, and their confinement when the public safety and interest requires; and
(2) to protect the individual against the misuse of the criminal law by fairly defining the acts and omissions prohibited, authorizing sentences reasonably related to the conduct and character of the convicted person, and prescribing fair and reasonable postconviction procedures.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1983 c 216 art 1 s 76]
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 609.01 ("NAME AND CONSTRUCTION") 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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