as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/08/2001 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crimes; defining the level of negligence 1.3 required for the crime of causing negligent fires; 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.576, 1.5 subdivision 1. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.576, 1.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.9 Subdivision 1. [NEGLIGENT FIRE RESULTING IN INJURY OR 1.10 PROPERTY DAMAGE.] Whoever isculpablygrossly negligent in 1.11 causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing 1.12 damage or injury to another, and as a result thereof: 1.13 (a) a human being is injured and great bodily harm 1.14 incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to 1.15 imprisonment of not more than five years or to payment of a fine 1.16 of not more than $10,000, or both; or 1.17 (b) property of another is injured, thereby, is guilty of a 1.18 crime and may be sentenced as follows: 1.19 (1) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment 1.20 of a fine of not more than $700, or both, if the value of the 1.21 property damage is under $300; 1.22 (2) to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to 1.23 payment of a fine of $3,000, or both, if the value of the 1.24 property damaged is at least $300 but is less than $2,500; 1.25 (3) to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to 2.1 payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the value 2.2 of the property damaged is $2,500 or more. 2.3 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.4 Section 1 is effective August 1, 2001, and applies to 2.5 crimes committed on or after that date.