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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,438 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,438 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE641 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT256 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT250 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168 Ch 216B, Chapter 216B. PUBLIC UTILITIES163

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Minn. Stat. § 609.01 NAME AND CONSTRUCTION.
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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…
Minn. Stat. § 609.015 SCOPE AND EFFECT.
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609.015 SCOPE AND EFFECT. § Subdivision 1.Common law crimes abolished. Common law crimes are abolished and no act or omission is a crime unless made so by this chapter or by other applicable statute, but this does not prevent the use of common law rules in the construction or int…
Minn. Stat. § 609.02 DEFINITIONS.
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609.02 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Crime. "Crime" means conduct which is prohibited by statute and for which the actor may be sentenced to imprisonment, with or without a fine. § Subd. 2.Felony. "Felony" means a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment for one year or more may…
Minn. Stat. § 609.025 JURISDICTION OF STATE.
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609.025 JURISDICTION OF STATE. A person may be convicted and sentenced under the law of this state if the person: (1) commits an offense in whole or in part within this state; or (2) being without the state, causes, aids or abets another to commit a crime within the state; or (3)…

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Minn. Stat. § 609.03 PUNISHMENT WHEN NOT OTHERWISE FIXED.

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609.03 PUNISHMENT WHEN NOT OTHERWISE FIXED. If a person is convicted of a crime for which no punishment is otherwise provided the person may be sentenced as follows: (1) If the crime is a felony, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more tha…

Minn. Stat. § 609.033 MAXIMUM PENALTIES; MISDEMEANORS.

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609.033 MAXIMUM PENALTIES; MISDEMEANORS. Any law of this state which provides for a maximum fine of $700 as a penalty for a misdemeanor shall, on or after August 1, 2000, be deemed to provide for a maximum fine of $1,000. History: 1983 c 331 s 7; 2000 c 488 art 5 s 5

Minn. Stat. § 609.0331 MAXIMUM PENALTIES; PETTY MISDEMEANORS.

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609.0331 MAXIMUM PENALTIES; PETTY MISDEMEANORS. A law of this state that provides, on or after August 1, 2000, for a maximum penalty of $200 for a petty misdemeanor is considered to provide for a maximum fine of $300. History: 1987 c 329 s 4; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 49; 1994 c 636 art…

Minn. Stat. § 609.0332 MAXIMUM PENALTY; PETTY MISDEMEANOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.

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609.0332 MAXIMUM PENALTY; PETTY MISDEMEANOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Increased fine. From August 1, 2000, if a state law or municipal charter sets a limit of $200 or less on the fines that a statutory or home rule charter city, town, county, or other political subdiv…

Minn. Stat. § 609.034 MAXIMUM PENALTY; ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.

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609.034 MAXIMUM PENALTY; ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS. Any law of this state or municipal charter which limits the power of any statutory or home rule charter city, town, county, or other political subdivision to prescribe a maximum fine of $700 or less for an ordinance shall on or after…

Minn. Stat. § 609.0341 MAXIMUM FINES FOR GROSS MISDEMEANORS; FELONIES.

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609.0341 MAXIMUM FINES FOR GROSS MISDEMEANORS; FELONIES. § Subdivision 1.Gross misdemeanors. Any law of this state which provides for a maximum fine of $1,000 or for a maximum sentence of imprisonment of one year or which is defined as a gross misdemeanor shall, on or after Augus…

Minn. Stat. § 609.0342 MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT FOR GROSS MISDEMEANORS.

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609.0342 MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT FOR GROSS MISDEMEANORS. (a) Any law of this state that provides for a maximum sentence of imprisonment of one year or is defined as a gross misdemeanor shall be deemed to provide for a maximum fine of $3,000 and a maximum sentence of imprisonment of 36…

Minn. Stat. § 609.035 CRIME PUNISHABLE UNDER DIFFERENT PROVISIONS.

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609.035 CRIME PUNISHABLE UNDER DIFFERENT PROVISIONS. § Subdivision 1.Conduct; multiple crimes; chargeable for one offense. Except as provided in subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5, and in sections 609.2114, subdivision 3, 609.251, 609.2691, 609.486, 609.494, 609.585, and 609.856, and Mi…

Minn. Stat. § 609.04 CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE.

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609.04 CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE. § Subdivision 1.Lesser offense prosecution. Upon prosecution for a crime, the actor may be convicted of either the crime charged or an included offense, but not both. An included offense may be any of the following: (1) a lesser degree of the …

Minn. Stat. § 609.041 PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS.

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609.041 PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS. In a criminal prosecution in which the degree of the crime or the penalty for the crime depends, in whole or in part, on proof of the existence of a prior conviction, if the defendant contests the existence of or factual basis for a prior convi…

Minn. Stat. § 609.045 FOREIGN CONVICTION OR ACQUITTAL.

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609.045 FOREIGN CONVICTION OR ACQUITTAL. If an act or omission in this state constitutes a crime under both the laws of this state and the laws of another jurisdiction, a conviction or acquittal of the crime in the other jurisdiction shall not bar prosecution for the crime in thi…

Minn. Stat. § 609.05 LIABILITY FOR CRIMES OF ANOTHER.

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609.05 LIABILITY FOR CRIMES OF ANOTHER. § Subdivision 1.Aiding, abetting; liability. A person is criminally liable for a crime committed by another if the person intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with or otherwise procures the other to commit the crime. §…

Minn. Stat. § 609.055 CAPABILITY OF CHILDREN TO COMMIT CRIME.

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609.055 CAPABILITY OF CHILDREN TO COMMIT CRIME. § Subdivision 1.General rule. Children under the age of 14 years are incapable of committing crime. § Subd. 2.Adult prosecution. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), children of the age of 14 years or over but under 18…

Minn. Stat. § 609.06 AUTHORIZED USE OF FORCE.

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609.06 AUTHORIZED USE OF FORCE. § Subdivision 1.When authorized. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions 2 to 4, reasonable force may be used upon or toward the person of another without the other's consent when the following circumstances exist or the actor reasonably belie…

Minn. Stat. § 609.065 JUSTIFIABLE TAKING OF LIFE.

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609.065 JUSTIFIABLE TAKING OF LIFE. The intentional taking of the life of another is not authorized by section 609.06, except when necessary in resisting or preventing an offense which the actor reasonably believes exposes the actor or another to great bodily harm or death, or pr…

Minn. Stat. § 609.066 AUTHORIZED USE OF DEADLY FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS.

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609.066 AUTHORIZED USE OF DEADLY FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS. § Subdivision 1.Deadly force defined. For the purposes of this section, "deadly force" means force which the actor uses with the purpose of causing, or which the actor should reasonably know creates a substantial risk of c…

Minn. Stat. § 609.075 DEFENSES; INTOXICATION, REACTION TO VICTIM'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.

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609.075 DEFENSES; INTOXICATION, REACTION TO VICTIM'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY. § Subdivision 1.Intoxication as defense. An act committed while in a state of voluntary intoxication is not less criminal by reason thereof, but when a particular intent or other state of …

Minn. Stat. § 609.08 DURESS.

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609.08 DURESS. Except as provided in section 609.20, clause (3), when any crime is committed or participated in by two or more persons, any one of whom participates only under compulsion by another engaged therein, who by threats creates a reasonable apprehension in the mind of s…

Minn. Stat. § 609.085 SENDING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

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609.085 SENDING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION. § Subdivision 1.Definition of offense. When the sending of a letter or other written communication is made an offense, the offense is complete upon deposit of the letter or communication in any official depository of mail or given to another…

Minn. Stat. § 609.09 COMPELLING TESTIMONY; IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.

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609.09 COMPELLING TESTIMONY; IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION. § Subdivision 1.Conditions of immunity. In any criminal proceeding, including a grand jury proceeding, paternity proceeding, or proceeding in juvenile court, if it appears a person may be entitled to refuse to answer a quest…

Minn. Stat. § 609.092 JUVENILE PETTY OFFENDERS; USE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

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609.092 JUVENILE PETTY OFFENDERS; USE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. § Subdivision 1.First-time juvenile petty offenders; applicability; procedure. (a) This subdivision applies to a child alleged to be a juvenile petty offender who: (1) has not been previously adjudicated delinquent or …

Minn. Stat. § 609.095 LIMITS OF SENTENCES.

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609.095 LIMITS OF SENTENCES. (a) The legislature has the exclusive authority to define crimes and offenses and the range of the sentences or punishments for their violation. No other or different sentence or punishment shall be imposed for the commission of a crime than is author…

Minn. Stat. § 609.10 SENTENCES AVAILABLE.

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609.10 SENTENCES AVAILABLE. § Subdivision 1.Sentences available. (a) Upon conviction of a felony and compliance with the other provisions of this chapter the court, if it imposes sentence, may sentence the defendant to the extent authorized by law as follows: (1) to life imprison…

Minn. Stat. § 609.101 SURCHARGE ON FINES, ASSESSMENTS; MINIMUM FINES.

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609.101 SURCHARGE ON FINES, ASSESSMENTS; MINIMUM FINES. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1998 c 367 art 8 s 26] § Subd. 2.Minimum fines. Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences a person convicted of violating section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224, 609.2242…

Minn. Stat. § 609.1015 CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.

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609.1015 CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT REQUIRED. (a) As used in this section, "corporation" means any entity, other than a natural person, that is capable under the laws of any state to sue, be sued, own property, contract, or employ another. (b) When a court is sentenc…

Minn. Stat. § 609.1016 VICTIM SERVICES ASSESSMENT.

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609.1016 VICTIM SERVICES ASSESSMENT. (a) When a court is sentencing a person for an offense listed in paragraph (b), the court must impose a victim services assessment. If the violation is a misdemeanor, the assessment must be at least $500 and not more than $750. For any other v…

Minn. Stat. § 609.102 CORRECTIONAL FEES; IMPOSITION BY COURT.

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609.102 CORRECTIONAL FEES; IMPOSITION BY COURT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, " correctional fee" means a fee for local correctional services established by a probation agency or the commissioner of corrections under section 244.18. § Subd. 2.Imposing …

Minn. Stat. § 609.104 FINE AND SURCHARGE COLLECTION.

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609.104 FINE AND SURCHARGE COLLECTION. § Subdivision 1.Failure to pay restitution or fine. (a) Any portion of a fine, surcharge, court cost, restitution, or fee that the defendant fails to pay by the due date may be referred for collection under section 480.15, subdivision 10c. I…

Minn. Stat. § 609.105 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT.

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609.105 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT. § Subdivision 1.Sentence to one year or more. A felony sentence to imprisonment for one year or more shall commit the defendant to the custody of the commissioner of corrections. § Subd. 1a. [Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24] § Subd. 1b. [Repealed,…

Minn. Stat. § 609.1055 OFFENDERS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS; ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT.

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609.1055 OFFENDERS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS; ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT. When a court intends to commit an offender with a serious and persistent mental illness, as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c), to the custody of the commissioner of corre…

Minn. Stat. § 609.1056 MILITARY VETERANS; CRIMES COMMITTED BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM SERVICE; DISCHARGE AND DISMISSAL.

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609.1056 MILITARY VETERANS; CRIMES COMMITTED BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM SERVICE; DISCHARGE AND DISMISSAL. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "applicable condition" means sexual trauma, traumatic brain i…

Minn. Stat. § 609.106 HEINOUS CRIMES.

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609.106 HEINOUS CRIMES. § Subdivision 1.Terms. (a) As used in this section, "heinous crime" means: (1) a violation or attempted violation of section 609.185 or 609.19; (2) a violation of section 609.195 or 609.221; or (3) a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, or 609.344, if th…

Minn. Stat. § 609.107 MANDATORY PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MURDERERS.

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609.107 MANDATORY PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MURDERERS. When a person is convicted of violating section 609.19 or 609.195, the court shall sentence the person to the statutory maximum sentence for the offense if the person was previously convicted of a heinous crime as defined in sectio…

Minn. Stat. § 609.1095 INCREASED SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS AND REPEAT FELONY OFFENDERS.

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609.1095 INCREASED SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS AND REPEAT FELONY OFFENDERS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Conviction" means any of the following accepted and recorded by the court: a plea of guilty,…

Minn. Stat. § 609.11 MINIMUM SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT.

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609.11 MINIMUM SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT. § Subdivision 1.Commitments without minimums. All commitments to the commissioner of corrections for imprisonment of the defendant are without minimum terms except when the sentence is to life imprisonment as required by law and except as…

Minn. Stat. § 609.115 PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION.

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609.115 PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION. § Subdivision 1.Presentence investigation. (a) When a defendant has been convicted of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, the court may, and when the defendant has been convicted of a felony, the court shall, before sentence is imposed, cause a …

Minn. Stat. § 609.117 DNA ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN OFFENDERS REQUIRED.

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609.117 DNA ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN OFFENDERS REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Upon sentencing. If an offender has not already done so, the court shall order an offender to provide a biological specimen for the purpose of DNA analysis as defined in section 299C.155 when: (1) the court sente…

Minn. Stat. § 609.118 FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED.

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609.118 FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED. (a) When a person is convicted of a felony, gross misdemeanor, or targeted misdemeanor, as defined in section 299C.10, subdivision 1, or is adjudicated delinquent for a felony or gross misdemeanor, the court shall order the offender to immediately…

Minn. Stat. § 609.12 PAROLE OR DISCHARGE.

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609.12 PAROLE OR DISCHARGE. § Subdivision 1.Authority; conditions. A person sentenced to the commissioner of corrections for imprisonment for a period less than life may be paroled or discharged at any time without regard to length of the term of imprisonment which the sentence i…

Minn. Stat. § 609.125 SENTENCE FOR MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR.

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609.125 SENTENCE FOR MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR. § Subdivision 1.Sentences available. (a) Upon conviction of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor the court, if sentence is imposed, may, to the extent authorized by law, sentence the defendant: (1) to imprisonment for a definit…

Minn. Stat. § 609.13 CONVICTIONS OF FELONY OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR; WHEN DEEMED MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR.

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609.13 CONVICTIONS OF FELONY OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR; WHEN DEEMED MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR. § Subdivision 1.Felony. Notwithstanding a conviction is for a felony: (1) the conviction is deemed to be for a misdemeanor or a gross misdemeanor if the sentence imposed is within the…

Minn. Stat. § 609.131 CERTIFICATION OF MISDEMEANOR AS PETTY MISDEMEANOR.

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609.131 CERTIFICATION OF MISDEMEANOR AS PETTY MISDEMEANOR. § Subdivision 1.General rule. Except as provided in subdivision 2, an alleged misdemeanor violation must be treated as a petty misdemeanor if the prosecuting attorney believes that it is in the interest of justice that th…

Minn. Stat. § 609.132 CONTINUANCE FOR DISMISSAL.

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609.132 CONTINUANCE FOR DISMISSAL. The decision to offer or agree to a continuance of a criminal prosecution is an exercise of prosecutorial discretion resting solely with the prosecuting attorney. History: 1994 c 636 art 2 s 15

Minn. Stat. § 609.133 SENTENCE ADJUSTMENT.

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609.133 SENTENCE ADJUSTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "prosecutor" means the attorney general, county attorney, or city attorney responsible for the prosecution of individuals charged with a crime; and (2) "victim" has the meaning given in section…

Minn. Stat. § 609.135 STAY OF IMPOSITION OR EXECUTION OF SENTENCE.

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609.135 STAY OF IMPOSITION OR EXECUTION OF SENTENCE. § Subdivision 1.Terms and conditions. (a) Except when a sentence of life imprisonment is required by law, or when a mandatory minimum sentence is required by section 609.11, any court may stay imposition or execution of sentenc…

Minn. Stat. § 609.1351 PETITION FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT.

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609.1351 PETITION FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT. When a court sentences a person under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3453, or 609.3455, subdivision 3a, the court shall make a preliminary determination whether in the court's opinion a petition under chapter 253D may be ap…