1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to crime; adding certain crimes relating to 
  1.3             communications as predicate acts for purpose of the 
  1.4             racketeering law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.5             section 609.902, subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.902, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [CRIMINAL ACT.] "Criminal act" means conduct 
  1.10  constituting, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit, a felony 
  1.11  violation of chapter 152, or a felony violation of section 
  1.12  297D.09; 299F.79; 299F.80; 299F.82; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 
  1.13  609.20; 609.205; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.228; 
  1.14  609.235; 609.245; 609.25; 609.27; 609.322; 609.323; 609.342; 
  1.15  609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.42; 609.48; 609.485; 609.495; 
  1.16  609.496; 609.497; 609.498; 609.52, subdivision 2, if the offense 
  1.17  is punishable under subdivision 3, clause (3)(b) or clause 
  1.18  3(d)(v) or (vi); section 609.52, subdivision 2, clause (4); 
  1.19  609.53; 609.561; 609.562; 609.582, subdivision 1 or 2; 609.668, 
  1.20  subdivision 6, paragraph (a); 609.67; 609.687; 609.713; 609.86; 
  1.21  609.894, subdivision 3 or 4; 624.713; or 624.74; or 626A.02, 
  1.22  subdivision 1, if the offense is punishable under section 
  1.23  626A.02, subdivision 4, paragraph (a).  "Criminal act" also 
  1.24  includes conduct constituting, or a conspiracy or attempt to 
  1.25  commit, a felony violation of section 609.52, subdivision 2, 
  2.1   clause (3), (4), (15), or (16), if the violation involves an 
  2.2   insurance company as defined in section 60A.02, subdivision 4, a 
  2.3   nonprofit health service plan corporation regulated under 
  2.4   chapter 62C, a health maintenance organization regulated under 
  2.5   chapter 62D, or a fraternal benefit society regulated under 
  2.6   chapter 64B. 
  2.7      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.8      Section 1 is effective August 1, 1997, and applies to 
  2.9   crimes committed on or after that date.