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HF 4711

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/31/2022 03:42pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; expanding the doxing crime to include other criminal
justice officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 609.5151.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 609.5151, is amended to read:


609.5151 DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT deleted text begin LAW
ENFORCEMENTdeleted text end new text begin CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALSnew text end PROHIBITED; PENALTY.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section:

(1) new text begin "criminal justice official" includes a peace officer as defined in section 626.84,
subdivision 1; a prosecuting attorney as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6; a judge
as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6; a person employed as a public defender or a
criminal defense attorney; and other persons employed by or in the same office as those
officials;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end "family or household member" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision
2;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (2) "law enforcement official" means both peace officers as defined in section 626.84,
subdivision 1, and persons employed by a law enforcement agency; and
 deleted text end

(3) "personal information" means a home address, directions to a home, or photographs
of a home.

Subd. 2.

Crime described.

(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and without
consent make publicly available, including but not limited to through the Internet, personal
information about a deleted text begin law enforcementdeleted text end new text begin criminal justicenew text end official or an official's family or
household member, if:

(1) the dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to the official's safety or the
safety of an official's family or household member; and

(2) the person making the information publicly available knows or reasonably should
know of the imminent and serious threat.

(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates paragraph (a) and
a deleted text begin law enforcementdeleted text end new text begin criminal justicenew text end official or an official's family or household member
suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation.

(c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty
of a gross misdemeanor.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end