Bill > SF633

This bill clarifies and expands Minnesota's laws on the use of deadly force in defense of home and person. It defines key terms like "deadly force," "dwelling," and "forcible felony." The bill authorizes the use of deadly force to resist or prevent the commission of a felony in one's dwelling, to defend against imminent substantial or great bodily harm or death, and to prevent a forcible felony. It eliminates the common law duty to retreat, allows the use of superior force in self-defense, and creates a presumption of reasonable belief of an imminent threat in certain circumstances of unlawful entry or removal. The bill also provides for immunity from criminal prosecution for justified use of force and places the burden of proof on the state to disprove a claim of justifiable use of force.