Minnesota Statutes 609.379 – Permitted Actions
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Subdivision 1.Reasonable force.
Reasonable force may be used upon or toward the person of a child without the child’s consent when the following circumstance exists or the actor reasonably believes it to exist:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 609.379
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(a) when used by a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other caretaker of a child or pupil, in the exercise of lawful authority, to restrain or correct the child or pupil; or
(b) when used by a teacher or other member of the instructional, support, or supervisory staff of a public or nonpublic school upon or toward a child when necessary to restrain the child from self-injury or injury to any other person or property.