1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for assaulting a firefighter,
1.3 EMS personnel, or certain health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2.Firefighters and emergency medical personnel.(a) Except as provided in
1.8paragraph (b), whoever physically assaults any of the following persons and inflicts
1.9demonstrable bodily harm is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for
1.10not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both gross
1.11misdemeanor:
1.12 (1) either:
1.13 (i) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department in the performance of the
1.14member's duties; or
1.15 (ii) a member of an emergency medical services personnel unit in the performance of
1.16the member's duties; or
1.17 (2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital
1.18emergency department.
1.19 (b) Whoever physically assaults a person described in paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2),
1.20is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years
1.21or to payment of a fine of not more than $6,000, or both, if the assault inflicts demonstrable
1.22bodily harm.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 810
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Engen02/17/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.2committed on or after that date.
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