| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; increasing presumptive sentences for criminal sexual |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 conduct crimes. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. DIRECTION TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) The Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall increase the presumptive sentence |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7durations for violations of Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8609.3451, 609.3453, and 609.3458 by 25 percent. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to violations of Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.342, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10subdivision 1a, paragraph (f); 609.343, subdivision 1a, paragraph (f); 609.344, subdivision |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.111a, paragraph (b) or (e); or 609.345, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b) or (e), if the offender is |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12in a recent or current position of authority over the victim. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (c) The changes required in paragraph (a) must be implemented in the 2025 sentencing |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14grid, be effective on August 1, 2025, and be applicable to crimes committed on or after that |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15date. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 17 | 17 | | REVISOR KLL/DG 25-0057211/14/24 |
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| 18 | 18 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 20 | 20 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 21 | 21 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 22 | 22 | | H. F. No. 1288 |
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| 23 | 23 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | Authored by Warwas and Schultz02/20/2025 |
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| 25 | 25 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy |
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