1.1 A bill for an act
1.21.3 relating to crime; increasing the penalty for embezzlement of public funds over a
certain amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54, is amended to read:
1.6 609.54 EMBEZZLEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
1.7 Whoever does an act which constitutes embezzlement under the provisions of Minnesota
1.8Constitution, article XI, section 13 may be sentenced as follows:
1.9 (1) if the value of the funds so embezzled is $2,500, or less, to imprisonment for not
1.10more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; or
1.11 (2) if such value is more than $2,500 but less than $100,000, to imprisonment for not
1.12more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both; or
1.13 (3) if such value is $100,000 or more, to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to
1.14payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.
1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
1.16committed on or after that date.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/RC 25-0240001/16/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2828
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Robbins, Dotseth, Hudson, Novotny, Anderson, P. E., and others03/26/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy