1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; authorizing certain retired peace officers to possess
1.3 firearms in the Capitol complex; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.4 609.66, subdivision 1g.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.66, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 1g.Felony; possession in courthouse or certain state buildings.(a) A person
1.8who commits either of the following acts is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
1.9imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000,
1.10or both:
1.11 (1) possesses a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or explosives within any courthouse
1.12complex; or
1.13 (2) possesses a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or explosives in any state building
1.14within the Capitol Area described in chapter 15B, other than the National Guard Armory.
1.15 (b) Unless a person is otherwise prohibited or restricted by other law to possess a
1.16dangerous weapon, this subdivision does not apply to:
1.17 (1) licensed peace officers or military personnel who are performing official duties;
1.18 (2) persons who carry pistols according to the terms of a permit issued under section
1.19624.714 and who so notify the sheriff or the commissioner of public safety, as appropriate;
1.20 (3) persons who possess dangerous weapons for the purpose of display as demonstrative
1.21evidence during testimony at a trial or hearing or exhibition in compliance with advance
1.22notice and safety guidelines set by the sheriff or the commissioner of public safety; or
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1390NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/13/2025
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 (4) persons who possess dangerous weapons in a courthouse complex with the express
2.2consent of the county sheriff or who possess dangerous weapons in a state building with
2.3the express consent of the commissioner of public safety.; or
2.4 (5) licensed peace officers and retired peace officers who carry pistols as authorized by,
2.5and in compliance with, United States Code, title 18, part I, chapter 44, section 926C, in
2.6buildings in the Capitol Area.
2.7 (c) For purposes of this subdivision, the issuance of a permit to carry under section
2.8624.714 constitutes notification of the commissioner of public safety as required under
2.9paragraph (b), clause (2).
2.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.11committed on or after that date.
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