Minnesota § 609.2661 - MURDER OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.2661 — MURDER OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.2661. MURDER OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of murder of an unborn child in the first degree and must be sentenced to imprisonment for life:
(1) causes the death of an unborn child with premeditation and with intent to effect the death of the unborn child or of another;
(2) causes the death of an unborn child while committing or attempting to commit criminal sexual conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence, either upon or affecting the mother of the unborn child or another; or
(3) causes the death of an unborn child with intent to effect the death of the unborn child or another while committing or attempting to commit burglary, aggravated robbery, carjacking in the first or second degree, kidnapping, arson in the first or second degree, tampering with a witness in the first degree, or escape from custody.
History:
1986 c 388 s 6; 2023 c 52 art 20 s 19
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 609.2661 ("MURDER OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE") 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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