Minnesota SF311 modifies self-defense laws, allowing use of deadly force in defense of home and person without duty to retreat outside the home.

Minnesota SF311 amends self-defense laws by eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home. It expands the definition of dwelling for self-defense purposes and creates a presumption that a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force intends to commit a crime. The bill also allows the use of deadly force to resist or prevent offenses that expose individuals to great bodily harm or death or to prevent the commission of a felony in their dwelling.

Minnesota SF311 modifies self-defense laws, allowing use of deadly force in defense of home and person without duty to retreat outside the home.

Minnesota SF311 amends self-defense laws by eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home. It expands the definition of dwelling for self-defense purposes and creates a presumption that a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force intends to commit a crime. The bill also allows the use of deadly force to resist or prevent offenses that expose individuals to great bodily harm or death or to prevent the commission of a felony in their dwelling.