# Minn. Stat. § 595.07: CONVICTED PERSON AS WITNESS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.07

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 595.07
- **Heading:** CONVICTED PERSON AS WITNESS
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 595 / Section 595.07

## Text

Every person convicted of crime shall be a competent witness in any civil or criminal proceeding, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of affecting the weight of the testimony, either by the record or by the convicted person's cross-examination, upon which the convicted person shall answer any proper question relevant to that inquiry; and the party cross-examining shall not be concluded by the convicted person's answer thereto.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 595.01 § 595.01 WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.02 § 595.02 TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.06 § 595.06 CAPACITY OF WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.07 § 595.07 CONVICTED PERSON AS WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.07.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.08 § 595.08 PERJURY; ACTION AGAINST WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.021 § 595.021 NEWS MEDIA; PROTECTION OF SOURCES; CITATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.021.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.022 § 595.022 PUBLIC POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.022.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.023 § 595.023 DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.023.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.024 § 595.024 EXCEPTION AND PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.024.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.025 § 595.025 DEFAMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.025.md)

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