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     609.041 Proof of prior convictions. 

    In a criminal prosecution in which the degree of the crime 
 or the penalty for the crime depends, in whole or in part, on 
 proof of the existence of a prior conviction, if the defendant 
 contests the existence of or factual basis for a prior 
 conviction, proof of it is established by competent and reliable 
 evidence, including a certified court record of the conviction. 

    HIST: 1988 c 520 s 2 

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