| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; amending the offense of unintentional murder in the |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 second degree to include cases involving the violation of protective orders issued |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 in certain additional jurisdictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 609.19, subdivision 2. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 2.Unintentional murders.Whoever does either of the following is guilty of |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9unintentional murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10more than 40 years: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (1) causes the death of a human being, without intent to effect the death of any person, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense other than criminal sexual |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence or a drive-by shooting; or |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) causes the death of a human being without intent to effect the death of any person, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15while intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm upon the victim, when the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16perpetrator is restrained under an order for protection and the victim is a person designated |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17to receive protection under the order. As used in this clause, "order for protection" includes |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18an order for protection issued under chapter 518B; a harassment restraining order issued |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19under section 609.748; a court order setting conditions of pretrial release or conditions of |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20a criminal sentence or juvenile court disposition; a restraining order issued in a marriage |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21dissolution action; and any order issued by a court of another state or of, the United States, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22the District of Columbia, Tribal Lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23province that is similar to any of these orders. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 25-00630 as introduced11/15/24 REVISOR KLL/VJ |
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| 26 | 26 | | SENATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 28 | 28 | | S.F. No. 663NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAHEIM and Jasinski) |
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| 30 | 30 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 31 | 31 | | Introduction and first reading01/27/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 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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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2committed on or after that date. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 25-00630 as introduced11/15/24 REVISOR KLL/VJ |
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