as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/22/2024 03:44pm
A bill for an act
relating to the military; modifying the crime of unauthorized presence at Camp
Ripley to include any campground, military reservation, armory, installation, or
facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military
purposes; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
609.396.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.396, is amended to read:
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person
intentionally and without new text begin the new text end authorization of the adjutant general new text begin or a duly appointed
commander in accordance with federal regulations new text end enters or is present on deleted text begin the Camp Ripley
Military Reservationdeleted text end new text begin or in any campground, any military reservation, any armory, any
installation, or any facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for
military purposesnew text end .
A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to not more than
five years imprisonment or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if:
(1) the person intentionally enters or is present in an area deleted text begin at the Camp Ripley Military
Reservationdeleted text end that is posted by order of the adjutant general as restricted for weapon firing
or other hazardous military activity; and
(2) the person knows that doing so creates a risk of death, bodily harm, or serious property
damage.