Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.3469. Voluntary intoxication defense

(a) The “knows or has reason to know” mental state requirement for violations ofsections 609.342to609.345involving a complainant who is mentally incapacitated, as defined insection 609.341, subdivision 7, clause (2), involves specific intent for purposes of determining the applicability of the voluntary intoxication defense described insection 609.075. This defense may be raised by a defendant if the defense is otherwise applicable undersection 609.075and related case law.

(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) may be interpreted to change the application of the defense to other crimes.

(c) Nothing in paragraph (a) is intended to change the scope or limitations of the defense or case law interpreting it beyond clarifying that the defense is available to a defendant described in paragraph (a).