Minnesota § 609.672 - PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.672 — PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.672. PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES
The presence of a firearm in a passenger automobile permits the fact finder to infer knowing possession of the firearm by the driver or person in control of the automobile when the firearm was in the automobile. The inference does not apply:
(1) to a licensed operator of an automobile who is at the time operating it for hire in the lawful and proper pursuit of the operator's trade;
(2) to any person in the automobile if one of them legally possesses a firearm; or
(3) when the firearm is concealed on the person of one of the occupants.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 609.672 ("PERMISSIVE INFERENCE; FIREARMS IN AUTOMOBILES") 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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