2025 Session
Last amended: 1987 session
§ 609.228 — Great Bodily Harm Caused by Distribution of Drugs
Plain-Language Summary
Makes it a felony to cause great bodily harm by unlawfully distributing a Schedule I or II controlled substance. The penalty is up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
609.228 GREAT BODILY HARM CAUSED BY DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS.
Whoever proximately causes great bodily harm by, directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, giving away, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
History:
History: History:
1987 c 176 s 3
Practical Notes
This applies to anyone who sells, gives away, delivers, or administers dangerous drugs that result in great bodily harm to the user. Great bodily harm means serious injury that creates a high probability of death, causes serious permanent disfigurement, or results in the loss of a body part or organ.