1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; prohibiting being in a stolen motor vehicle; imposing
1.3 criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.52, by adding
1.4 a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.52, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7to read:
1.8 Subd. 2a.Illegal presence in a stolen motor vehicle.(a) A person who enters into or
1.9is found in a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know was taken or stolen
1.10in violation of subdivision 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.11 (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) after being previously convicted or adjudicated
1.12delinquent for violating paragraph (a) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
1.14committed on or after that date.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/BM 25-0078811/27/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 86
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Engen, Scott, Hudson, Novotny, Skraba and others01/22/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy