SOLICITATION OF MENTALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS.

609.493 SOLICITATION OF MENTALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Crime. A person is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2 if the person solicits a mentally impaired person to commit a criminal act. § Subd. 2.Sentence. (a) A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor if the intended criminal act is a misdemeanor, and is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the intended criminal act is a gross misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony if the intended criminal act is a felony, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one-half the statutory maximum term for the intended criminal act or to payment of a fine of not more than one-half the maximum fine for the intended criminal act, or both. § Subd. 3.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "mentally impaired person" means a person who, as a result of inadequately developed or impaired intelligence or a substantial psychiatric disorder of thought or mood, lacks the judgment to give a reasoned consent to commit the criminal act; and (2) "solicit" means commanding, entreating, or attempting to persuade a specific person. History: 1993 c 326 art 4 s 23