1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; clarifying the justifiable taking of a life statute;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.065.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.065, is amended to read:
1.6 	609.065 JUSTIFIABLE TAKING OF LIFE; USE OF DEADLY FORCE.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.General principle. The intentional taking of the life of another is not 
1.8 	authorized by section 609.06, except when necessary in resisting or preventing:
1.9 	(1) the commission of an offense which that the actor person reasonably believes 
1.10 	exposes the actorperson or another to great bodily harm or death, or preventingregardless 
1.11 	of the location where this occurs; or
1.12 	(2) the commission of a felony in the actor's person's place of abode.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Degree of force; retreat. A person acting in accordance with subdivision 1 
1.14 	may use all force and means, including deadly force, that the person in good faith believes 
1.15 	is required to succeed in defense. The person may meet force with superior force when the 
1.16 	person's objective is defensive, the person is not required to retreat, and the person may 
1.17 	continue defensive actions against an assailant until the danger has ended.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.19 	and applies to acts committed on or after that date.