1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for concealing a dead 1.3 body; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.502, subdivision 1a. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.502, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 1.6 Subd. 1a.Penalty.A person convicted under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (3), is guilty 1.7of a gross misdemeanor. A person convicted under subdivision 1, clause (1), may be 1.8sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three 20 years or to a payment of a fine of not 1.9more than $5,000 $20,000 or both. 1.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 1.11committed on or after that date. 1Section 1. 25-04290 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR KLL/HL SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 2510NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: SEEBERGER) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading03/13/2025 Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety