as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring persons convicted of crimes of violence to
register under the predatory offender law; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
243.167.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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As used in this section, "crime of violence" means a
violation of any of the following or a similar law from another state or of the United States:
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(1) a felony conviction of the following offenses: sections 609.165, subdivision 1b
(unlawful possession of a firearm); 609.185, clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) (murder
in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in the second degree); 609.195 (murder in the third
degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in the second
degree); 609.215 (aiding suicide and aiding attempted suicide); 609.221 (assault in the
first degree); 609.222 (assault in the second degree); 609.223 (assault in the third degree);
609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree); 609.229 (crimes committed for the benefit of
a gang); 609.235 (use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime); 609.24 (simple robbery);
609.245 (aggravated robbery); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378
(neglect or endangerment of a child); 609.486 (commission of crime while wearing or
possessing a bullet-resistant vest); 609.52 (involving theft of a firearm, theft involving
the intentional taking or driving of a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or
authorized agent of the owner, theft involving the taking of property from a burning,
abandoned, or vacant building, or from an area of destruction caused by civil disaster,
riot, bombing, or the proximity of battle, and theft involving the theft of a controlled
substance, an explosive, or an incendiary device); 609.561 (arson in the first degree);
609.562 (arson in the second degree); 609.582, subdivision 1, 2, or 3 (burglary in the first
through third degrees); 609.66, subdivision 1e (drive-by shooting); 609.67 (unlawfully
owning, possessing, operating a machine gun or short-barreled shotgun); 609.71 (riot);
609.713 (terroristic threats); 609.749 (harassment and stalking); 609.855, subdivision 5
(shooting at a public transit vehicle or facility);
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(2) a felony-level violation of chapter 152 (drugs, controlled substances); and
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(a) In addition to the requirements of section 243.166, a
person shall also register under section 243.166 if the person is convicted of a crime of
violence.
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(b) A person who was previously required to register in any state and who has
completed the registration requirements of that state shall again register under section
243.166 if the person commits a crime of violence.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.167,
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is repealed.
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