1998 Minnesota Statutes

     611A.01 Definitions. 

    For the purposes of sections 611A.01 to 611A.06: 

    (a) "Crime" means conduct that is prohibited by local 
 ordinance and results in bodily harm to an individual; or 
 conduct that is included within the definition of "crime" in 
 section 609.02, subdivision 1, or would be included within that 
 definition but for the fact that (i) the person engaging in the 
 conduct lacked capacity to commit the crime under the laws of 
 this state, or (ii) the act was alleged or found to have been 
 committed by a juvenile; 

    (b) "Victim" means a natural person who incurs loss or harm 
 as a result of a crime, including a good faith effort to prevent 
 a crime, and for purposes of sections 611A.04 and 611A.045, also 
 includes (i) a corporation that incurs loss or harm as a result 
 of a crime, (ii) a government entity that incurs loss or harm as 
 a result of a crime, and (iii) any other entity authorized to 
 receive restitution under section 609.10 or 609.125.  If the 
 victim is a natural person and is deceased, "victim" means the 
 deceased's surviving spouse or next of kin; and 

    (c) "Juvenile" has the same meaning as given to the term 
 "child" in section 260.015, subdivision 2.  

    HIST: 1983 c 262 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 254 s 10; 1988 c 649 s 1; 
 1995 c 226 art 7 s 8; 1996 c 408 art 7 s 5; 1997 c 239 art 7 s 
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