1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for concealing a dead
1.3 body; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.502, subdivision 1a.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.502, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 1a.Penalty.A person convicted under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (3), is guilty
1.7of a gross misdemeanor. A person convicted under subdivision 1, clause (1), may be
1.8sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three 20 years or to a payment of a fine of not
1.9more than $5,000 $20,000 or both.
1.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
1.11committed on or after that date.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/HL 25-0429002/25/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2394
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Huot03/17/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy