1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to crimes; modifying the definition of crime of violence for firearms
1.3 crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 5.Crime of violence."Crime of violence" means: felony convictions of the
1.7following offenses: sections 609.185 (murder in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in the
1.8second degree); 609.195 (murder in the third degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the first
1.9degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in the second degree); 609.215 (aiding suicide and aiding
1.10attempted suicide); 609.221 (assault in the first degree); 609.222 (assault in the second
1.11degree); 609.223 (assault in the third degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree);
1.12609.224 (assault in the fifth degree); 609.2242 (domestic assault); 609.2247 (domestic
1.13assault by strangulation); 609.229 (crimes committed for the benefit of a gang); 609.235
1.14(use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime); 609.24 (simple robbery); 609.245 (aggravated
1.15robbery); 609.247 (carjacking); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.322
1.16(solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex trafficking); 609.342 (criminal
1.17sexual conduct in the first degree); 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree);
1.18609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree); 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in
1.19the fourth degree); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378 (neglect or
1.20endangerment of a child); 609.486 (commission of crime while wearing or possessing a
1.21bullet-resistant vest); 609.52 (involving theft of a firearm and theft involving the theft of a
1.22controlled substance, an explosive, or an incendiary device); 609.561 (arson in the first
1.23degree); 609.562 (arson in the second degree); 609.582, subdivision 1 or 2 (burglary in the
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2644
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by West03/24/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1first and second degrees); 609.66, subdivision 1e (drive-by shooting); 609.67 (unlawfully
2.2owning, possessing, operating a machine gun or short-barreled shotgun); 609.71 (riot);
2.3609.713 (terroristic threats); 609.749 (harassment); and 609.855, subdivision 5 (shooting
2.4at a public transit vehicle or facility); and chapter 152 (drugs, controlled substances); and
2.5an attempt to commit any of these offenses.
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