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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to public safety; providing restitution for public agencies and victims | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 affected by the reporting of a fictitious emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4 2024, section 609.78, by adding a subdivision. | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.78, is amended by adding a subdivision | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7to read: | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8 Subd. 2d.Restitution.(a) The court, while imposing a sentence on a person convicted | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9under subdivision 2, clause (2), shall order the person to make full and complete restitution | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10to: | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11 (1) the public agency for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by that public | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12agency; and | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13 (2) a direct victim of the fictitious emergency. | |
| 14 | 14 | 1.14 (b) A restitution payment under paragraph (a) does not limit the liability for damages | |
| 15 | 15 | 1.15in a civil action or proceeding for an amount greater than the restitution payment. | |
| 16 | 16 | 1Section 1. | |
| 17 | 17 | REVISOR KLL/ES 25-0350602/07/25 | |
| 18 | 18 | State of Minnesota | |
| 19 | 19 | This Document can be made available | |
| 20 | 20 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 21 | 21 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 22 | 22 | H. F. No. 559 | |
| 23 | 23 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 24 | 24 | Authored by Quam02/13/2025 | |
| 25 | 25 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy |