1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to domestic abuse; expanding the
1.3 	applicability of the domestic abuse no contact order;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518B.01,
1.5 	subdivision 22.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518B.01,
1.8 	subdivision 22, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 22.Violation of a domestic abuse no contact
1.10 	order.  (a) A domestic abuse no contact order is an order issued
1.11 	by a court against a defendant in a criminal proceeding for
1.12 	domestic abuse; violation of an order for protection, within the
1.13 	meaning of subdivision 14; violation of a domestic abuse no
1.14 	contact order; or harassment/stalking, within the meaning of
1.15 	section 609.749 committed against a family or household member.
1.16 	It includes pretrial orders before final disposition of the case
1.17 	and probationary orders after sentencing.
1.18 	(b) A person who knows of the existence of a domestic abuse
1.19 	no contact order issued against the person and violates the
1.20 	order is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.21 	(c) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take
1.22 	into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause
1.23 	to believe has violated a domestic abuse no contact order, even
1.24 	if the violation of the order did not take place in the presence
1.25 	of the peace officer, if the existence of the order can be
2.1 	verified by the officer.  The person shall be held in custody
2.2 	for at least 36 hours, excluding the day of arrest, Sundays, and
2.3 	holidays, unless the person is released earlier by a judge or
2.4 	judicial officer.  A peace officer acting in good faith and
2.5 	exercising due care in making an arrest pursuant to this
2.6 	paragraph is immune from civil liability that might result from
2.7 	the officer's actions.