as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/01/2019 02:53pm
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Introduction | Posted on 04/01/2019 |
A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying penalties for coercion; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2018, section 609.27, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Whoever violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
(1) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than
$1,000, or both if neither the pecuniary gain received by the violator nor the loss suffered
by the person threatened or another as a result of the threat exceeds $300, or the benefits
received or harm sustained are not susceptible of pecuniary measurement; or
(2) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more
than $10,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is more than $300 but less than $2,500;
or
(3) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$20,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is $2,500, or morenew text begin , or if the person violates
subdivision 1 with the intent to involve another person in financial misconduct as defined
in section 245E.01, subdivision 8new text end .