| 3 | | - | 1.3 approaching or remaining too closely after being warned; increasing the criminal |
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| 4 | | - | 1.4 penalty for assaulting a firefighter, EMS personnel, or certain health care providers; |
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| 5 | | - | 1.5 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.2231, subdivision 2; 609.50, |
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| 6 | | - | 1.6 subdivision 1. |
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| 7 | | - | 1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 8 | | - | 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 9 | | - | 1.9 Subd. 2.Firefighters and emergency medical personnel.(a) Except as provided in |
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| 10 | | - | 1.10paragraph (b), whoever physically assaults any of the following persons and inflicts |
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| 11 | | - | 1.11demonstrable bodily harm is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for |
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| 12 | | - | 1.12not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both gross |
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| 13 | | - | 1.13misdemeanor: |
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| 14 | | - | 1.14 (1) either: |
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| 15 | | - | 1.15 (i) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department in the performance of the |
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| 16 | | - | 1.16member's duties; or |
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| 17 | | - | 1.17 (ii) a member of an emergency medical services personnel unit in the performance of |
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| 18 | | - | 1.18the member's duties; or |
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| 19 | | - | 1.19 (2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital |
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| 20 | | - | 1.20emergency department. |
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| 21 | | - | 1.21 (b) Whoever physically assaults a person described in paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), |
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| 22 | | - | 1.22is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years |
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| 3 | + | 1.3 approaching or remaining too closely after being warned; amending Minnesota |
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| 4 | + | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 609.50, subdivision 1. |
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| 5 | + | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | + | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | + | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Crime.(a) Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be |
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| 8 | + | 1.8sentenced as provided in subdivision 2: |
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| 9 | + | 1.9 (1) obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or |
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| 10 | + | 1.10criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense; |
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| 11 | + | 1.11 (2) obstructs, resists, or interferes with a peace officer while the officer is engaged in |
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| 12 | + | 1.12the performance of official duties; |
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| 13 | + | 1.13 (3) interferes with or obstructs a firefighter while the firefighter is engaged in the |
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| 14 | + | 1.14performance of official duties; |
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| 15 | + | 1.15 (4) interferes with or obstructs a member of an ambulance service personnel crew, as |
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| 16 | + | 1.16defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who is providing, or attempting to provide, |
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| 17 | + | 1.17emergency care; or |
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| 18 | + | 1.18 (5) by force or threat of force endeavors to obstruct any employee of the Department of |
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| 19 | + | 1.19Revenue, Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division, a driver's |
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| 20 | + | 1.20license agent appointed under section 171.061, or a deputy registrar appointed under section |
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| 21 | + | 1.21168.33 while the employee is lawfully engaged in the performance of official duties for the |
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| 22 | + | 1.22purpose of deterring or interfering with the performance of those duties. |
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| 30 | | - | Introduction and first reading65903/06/2025 |
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| 31 | | - | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |
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| 32 | | - | Comm report: To pass as amended04/01/2025 |
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| 33 | | - | Second reading 2.1or to payment of a fine of not more than $6,000, or both, if the assault inflicts demonstrable |
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| 34 | | - | 2.2bodily harm. |
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| 35 | | - | 2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 36 | | - | 2.4committed on or after that date. |
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| 37 | | - | 2.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 38 | | - | 2.6 Subdivision 1.Crime.(a) Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be |
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| 39 | | - | 2.7sentenced as provided in subdivision 2: |
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| 40 | | - | 2.8 (1) obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or |
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| 41 | | - | 2.9criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense; |
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| 42 | | - | 2.10 (2) obstructs, resists, or interferes with a peace officer while the officer is engaged in |
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| 43 | | - | 2.11the performance of official duties; |
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| 44 | | - | 2.12 (3) interferes with or obstructs a firefighter while the firefighter is engaged in the |
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| 45 | | - | 2.13performance of official duties; |
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| 46 | | - | 2.14 (4) interferes with or obstructs a member of an ambulance service personnel crew, as |
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| 47 | | - | 2.15defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who is providing, or attempting to provide, |
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| 48 | | - | 2.16emergency care; or |
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| 49 | | - | 2.17 (5) by force or threat of force endeavors to obstruct any employee of the Department of |
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| 50 | | - | 2.18Revenue, Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division, a driver's |
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| 51 | | - | 2.19license agent appointed under section 171.061, or a deputy registrar appointed under section |
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| 52 | | - | 2.20168.33 while the employee is lawfully engaged in the performance of official duties for the |
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| 53 | | - | 2.21purpose of deterring or interfering with the performance of those duties. |
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| 54 | | - | 2.22 (b) It is a crime punishable as provided in subdivision 2 for someone to approach or |
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| 55 | | - | 2.23remain within 25 feet of a person described in paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or (4): |
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| 56 | | - | 2.24 (1) while knowing or having reason to know of the person's status and that the person |
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| 57 | | - | 2.25is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty; |
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| 58 | | - | 2.26 (2) after having received a verbal warning from the person not to approach; and |
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| 59 | | - | 2.27 (3) with the intent to impede or interfere with the person's ability to perform the legal |
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| 60 | | - | 2.28duty. |
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| 61 | | - | 2.29 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 62 | | - | 2.30committed on or after that date. |
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| 63 | | - | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 64 | | - | S2212-1 1st EngrossmentSF2212 REVISOR KLL |
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| 30 | + | Introduction and first reading03/06/2025 |
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| 31 | + | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 (b) It is a crime punishable as provided in subdivision 2 for someone to approach or |
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| 32 | + | 2.2remain within 25 feet of a person described in paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or (4): |
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| 33 | + | 2.3 (1) while knowing or having reason to know of the person's status and that the person |
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| 34 | + | 2.4is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty; |
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| 35 | + | 2.5 (2) after having received a verbal warning from the person not to approach; and |
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| 36 | + | 2.6 (3) with the intent to impede or interfere with the person's ability to perform the legal |
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| 37 | + | 2.7duty. |
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| 38 | + | 2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 39 | + | 2.9committed on or after that date. |
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| 40 | + | 2Section 1. |
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| 41 | + | 25-04315 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR KLL/DG |
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