| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.21.3 relating to crime; increasing the penalty for embezzlement of public funds over a |
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| 3 | 3 | | certain amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54. |
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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. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 609.54 EMBEZZLEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Whoever does an act which constitutes embezzlement under the provisions of Minnesota |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Constitution, article XI, section 13 may be sentenced as follows: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (1) if the value of the funds so embezzled is $2,500, or less, to imprisonment for not |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; or |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) if such value is more than $2,500 but less than $100,000, to imprisonment for not |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both; or |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (3) if such value is $100,000 or more, to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16committed on or after that date. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 18 | 18 | | REVISOR KLL/RC 25-0240001/16/25 |
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| 19 | 19 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 20 | 20 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 21 | 21 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 22 | 22 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 23 | 23 | | H. F. No. 2828 |
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| 24 | 24 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | Authored by Robbins, Dotseth, Hudson, Novotny, Anderson, P. E., and others03/26/2025 |
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| 26 | 26 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy |
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