Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

631.045 EXCLUDING SPECTATORS FROM COURTROOM. At the trial of a complaint or indictment for a violation of sections 609.341 to 609.3451; 609.3453; 609.3458; 617.246, subdivision 2; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, when a minor under 18 years of age is the person upon, …

631.046 AUTHORIZING PRESENCE OF SUPPORT PERSON FOR MINOR PROSECUTING WITNESS. § Subdivision 1.Child abuse and violent crime cases. Notwithstanding any other law, a prosecuting witness under 18 years of age in a case involving child abuse as defined in section 630.36, subdivision …

631.05 REQUIRING JUROR TO TESTIFY WHEN JUROR HAS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE RESPECTING FACT IN CONTROVERSY; VIEW. If a juror has personal knowledge respecting a fact in controversy in a cause, the juror shall declare it in open court during the trial. If during the retirement of a jury, …

631.06 QUESTIONS OF LAW AND FACT; DECISION MAKING; COURT AND JURY. In criminal trials, the court shall decide questions of law, except in cases of criminal defamation, and the jury shall decide questions of fact. The defendant may object to a decision of the court on a matter of …

631.07 ORDER OF FINAL ARGUMENT. When the giving of evidence is concluded in a criminal trial, unless the case is submitted on both sides without argument, the prosecution may make a closing argument to the jury. The defense may then make its closing argument to the jury. The pros…

631.09 JURY DELIBERATION; ACCOMMODATIONS. At the close of the evidence and after the court has charged the jury, the jury may decide the case in court or retire for deliberation. If the jury cannot agree on a verdict without retiring, the court shall swear one or more officers to…

631.12 JURY DISCHARGED WITHOUT VERDICT. After the retirement of the jury, the court may discharge it if: (1) one of the jurors becomes so sick as to be unable to continue to serve on the jury; (2) the jury is unable to agree upon a verdict; or (3) any other accident or cause occu…

631.13 CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SECOND TRIAL PERMITTED. If a jury is discharged or prevented from giving a verdict because of accident, disagreement, or other cause, the case may be again tried at the same or another term, unless the defendant is discharged during the trial or afte…

631.14 VERDICT FOR LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE. Upon an indictment or complaint for an offense consisting of different degrees, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the degree charged in the indictment or complaint, and guilty of any degree inferior to that. Upon an indictme…

631.15 VERDICT; MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS. If the jury cannot agree upon a verdict with respect to all defendants in a trial involving multiple defendants, it may render a verdict as to those defendants in regard to whom it does agree, on which a judgment shall be entered accordingly. …

631.17 COURT ADMINISTRATOR TO READ VERDICT TO JURY. When a verdict such as the court may receive is returned, the court administrator shall immediately file it in open court and read it to the jury, and ask the jurors if it is their verdict. If a juror disagrees, that fact shall …

631.20 HEARING; SENTENCE. After a plea or verdict of guilty, if the court has discretion as to the extent of the punishment, and if either party suggests that there are aggravating or mitigating circumstances which may be properly considered in imposing sentence, the court may he…

631.21 DISMISSAL OF ACTION. The court may order a criminal action, whether prosecuted upon indictment or complaint, to be dismissed. The court may order dismissal of an action either on its own motion or upon motion of the prosecuting attorney and in furtherance of justice. If th…

631.22 JURY CHALLENGES. A challenge is an objection made to a trial jury, and is of two kinds: (1) to the panel; and (2) to an individual juror. When several defendants are tried together, they cannot sever the challenge, but shall join in making the challenge. History: (10729) R…

631.36 VOIR DIRE. At a voir dire examination, a challenged juror may be examined as a witness to prove or disprove the challenge. The juror shall answer every question pertinent to the inquiry. When challenged on the ground that the juror is not a citizen of the United States, th…

631.40 JUDGMENT ON CONVICTION; JUDGMENT ROLL. § Subdivision 1.Entering judgment; judgment roll. When judgment upon a conviction is rendered, the court administrator shall enter the judgment upon the minutes, stating briefly the offense for which the conviction was had. The court …

631.41 REQUIRING COURT ADMINISTRATOR TO DELIVER TRANSCRIPT OF MINUTES OF SENTENCE TO SHERIFF. When a person convicted of an offense is sentenced to pay a fine or costs or to be imprisoned in the county jail, or committed to the commissioner of corrections, the court administrator…

631.412 SAME SEX ESCORT FOR INMATES BEING TRANSFERRED. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), when a sheriff or other correctional officer has custody of a person charged with or convicted of a crime and transfers that person more than 100 miles, that sheriff or other correctio…

631.425 RELEASING OFFENDERS FOR EMPLOYMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Court" means a court having criminal jurisdiction. (c) "Sheriff" includes a chief of police and workhouse superintendent. (d) "Jail" includ…

631.43 SENTENCE WHEN PUNISHMENT NOT PRESCRIBED. When no punishment is provided by statute, the court shall sentence the convicted person to a term of imprisonment that, in view of the degree and aggravation of the offense, is not cruel, unusual, or repugnant to the person's const…

631.44 RECOGNIZANCE TO KEEP PEACE. When a person is convicted of an offense not punishable by imprisonment in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater or county jail, the sentencing court may require the person to recognize, to keep the peace and be of good behavior for a t…

631.45 PROCEEDINGS REQUIRED IF BREACH OF RECOGNIZANCE TO KEEP PEACE. In case of the breach of the conditions of a recognizance entered into under section 631.44, the same proceedings must be had that are by law prescribed for recognizances to keep the peace. History: (10762) RL s…

631.46 SENTENCE SERVED IN ANOTHER COUNTY WHEN NO FACILITY AVAILABLE IN COUNTY OF OFFENSE. If a sentence requires imprisonment at a local correctional facility and there is no suitable facility in the county in which the offense was committed, the court may order the sentence to b…

631.461 IMPRISONMENT; COUNTY JAIL; ALTERNATIVES. (a) When a sentence for an offense includes imprisonment in a county jail, the court may sentence the offender to imprisonment in a workhouse or correctional or work farm if there is one in the county where the offender is tried or…

631.471 PROTECTING INMATES; CERTAIN FORFEITURES ABOLISHED. An inmate sentenced to imprisonment is under the protection of the law, and an unauthorized injury to the inmate's person is punishable just as if the inmate were not convicted or sentenced. A conviction for a crime does …

631.48 SENTENCE; COSTS OF PROSECUTION. In a criminal action, upon conviction of the defendant, the court may order as part of the sentence that defendant shall pay the whole or any part of the disbursements of the prosecution, including disbursements made to extradite a defendant…

631.50 ALIEN INMATES OR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NOTICE TO UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. When a person who is convicted of a felony or is found to be a person who is mentally ill is committed to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, the Minnesota Correctional Facilit…

631.51 CERTIFIED COPIES OF INDICTMENT OR COMPLAINT FURNISHED TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. Upon the official request of a United States immigration officer to a court committing an alien after conviction of a felony, the court administrator of the committing court shall furnish the of…

631.52 EFFECT OF CERTAIN CONVICTIONS ON CUSTODY AND PARENTING TIME RIGHTS. § Subdivision 1.Suspension of parenting time rights; transfer of custody. (a) If a person who has court-ordered custody of a child or parenting time rights is convicted of a crime listed in subdivision 2 a…