| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; expanding fourth-degree assault crime related to transit |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 operators to include transportation network company drivers; amending Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 11. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 11, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 11.Transit operators.(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if (1) the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8person assaults a transit operator, or intentionally throws or otherwise transfers bodily fluids |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9onto a transit operator; and (2) the transit operator is acting in the course of the operator's |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10duties and is operating a transit vehicle, aboard a transit vehicle, or otherwise responsible |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11for a transit vehicle. A person convicted under this paragraph may be sentenced to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13or both. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "transit operator" means a driver or operator of |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15a transit vehicle that is used to provide any of the following services: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (1) public transportation, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (2) light rail transit service; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (3) special transportation service under section 473.386, whether provided by the |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19Metropolitan Council or by other providers under contract with the council; or |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (4) commuter rail service.; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (5) transportation in a personal vehicle through a transportation network company under |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22section 65B.472, subdivision 1, paragraph (m). |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-00774 as introduced12/05/24 REVISOR KLL/HL |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 2924NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading03/24/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2committed on or after that date. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 25-00774 as introduced12/05/24 REVISOR KLL/HL |
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