# Minn. Stat. § 609.01: NAME AND CONSTRUCTION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.01

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 609.01
- **Heading:** NAME AND CONSTRUCTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.01

## Text

§ 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 public safety and welfare by preventing the commission of crime through the deterring effect of the sentences authorized, the rehabilitation of those convicted, and their confinement when the public safety and interest requires; and (2) to protect the individual against the misuse of the criminal law by fairly defining the acts and omissions prohibited, authorizing sentences reasonably related to the conduct and character of the convicted person, and prescribing fair and reasonable postconviction procedures.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1983 c 216 art 1 s 76 ]

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 609.01 § 609.01 NAME AND CONSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.02 § 609.02 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.03 § 609.03 PUNISHMENT WHEN NOT OTHERWISE FIXED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.03.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.04 § 609.04 CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.04.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.05 § 609.05 LIABILITY FOR CRIMES OF ANOTHER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.06 § 609.06 AUTHORIZED USE OF FORCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.08 § 609.08 DURESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.09 § 609.09 COMPELLING TESTIMONY; IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.10 § 609.10 SENTENCES AVAILABLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.11 § 609.11 MINIMUM SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.11.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.12 § 609.12 PAROLE OR DISCHARGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.12.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.13 § 609.13 CONVICTIONS OF FELONY OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR; WHEN DEEMED MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.14 § 609.14 REVOCATION OF STAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.015 § 609.015 SCOPE AND EFFECT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.015.md)

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