# Minn. Stat. § 609.08: DURESS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.08

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 609.08
- **Heading:** DURESS
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.08

## Text

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 such participator that in case of refusal that participator is liable to instant death, such threats and apprehension constitute duress which will excuse such participator from criminal liability.

## 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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