1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; authorizing local governmental units to prohibit or restrict
1.3 the possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local
1.4 government-owned or leased buildings and land; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.5 2024, section 609.66, by adding a subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.66, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8to read:
1.9 Subd. 1i.Misdemeanor; possession on county, city, or town property.(a)
1.10Notwithstanding sections 624.714, subdivision 23, and 624.717, the elected governing body
1.11of a local governmental unit may prohibit or restrict a person from possessing a dangerous
1.12weapon, ammunition, or explosives within a building or on land owned or leased by the
1.13local governmental unit, except as provided under subdivision 1g. Unless a person is
1.14otherwise prohibited or restricted by other law to possess a dangerous weapon, ammunition,
1.15or explosives, this subdivision does not apply to:
1.16 (1) licensed peace officers or military personnel who are performing official duties; or
1.17 (2) persons who possess dangerous weapons within a building or on land owned or
1.18leased by a local governmental unit with the express consent of the unit's chief law
1.19enforcement officer or governing body.
1.20 (b) A person who possesses a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or explosives within a
1.21building or on land owned or leased by a local governmental unit that has prohibited or
1.22restricted possession under paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section
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REVISOR KLL/EN 25-0407902/19/25
State of Minnesota
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NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1limits the power of the state to punish any person for any conduct which constitutes a crime
2.2under any other statute.
2.3 (c) Signs prohibiting or restricting dangerous weapons, ammunition, and explosives
2.4must be posted on a building or land owned or leased by a local governmental unit. The
2.5sign must be conspicuous and prominently posted on the building or land and contain the
2.6following language: "(INDICATE IDENTITY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL
2.7UNIT) BANS GUNS (INDICATE IN THESE PREMISES OR ON THIS LAND."
2.8 (d) For the purposes of this subdivision:
2.9 (1) "conspicuous" means lettering in black arial typeface at least two inches in height
2.10against a bright contrasting background that is at least 187 square inches in area;
2.11 (2) "local governmental unit" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or
2.12town; and
2.13 (3) "prominently" means a sign is readily visible and:
2.14 (i) if placed on a building, is placed within four feet laterally of each entrance, with the
2.15bottom of the sign at a height of four to six feet above the floor or ground if placed outside
2.16the building; and
2.17 (ii) if placed on land, is placed at each roadway entry to the land and two signs placed
2.18within land less than three acres, three signs within land at least three acres and less than
2.19ten acres, and two additional signs for each additional ten acres of land greater than the first
2.20ten acres.
2.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.22committed on or after that date.
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