1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime prevention; prohibiting children
1.3 	under the age of 17 from renting or purchasing certain
1.4 	video games; providing penalties; proposing coding for
1.5 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [609.6855] RESTRICTED VIDEO GAMES;
1.8 	PROHIBITIONS.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section,
1.10 	"restricted video game" means a video game rated AO or M by the
1.11 	Entertainment Software Rating Board.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Prohibited acts; penalty. A person under the
1.13 	age of 17 who knowingly rents or purchases a restricted video
1.14 	game, the owner of a retail establishment who rents or sells a
1.15 	restricted video game to a person under the age of 17, and an
1.16 	employee responsible for the rental or sale of a restricted
1.17 	video game to a person under the age of 17 are guilty of a petty
1.18 	misdemeanor and are subject to a fine of not more than $25.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Posted sign required. A person or entity
1.20 	engaged in the retail business of selling or renting video games
1.21 	from a location or structure with access to the public shall
1.22 	post a sign in a location that is clearly visible to consumers.
1.23 	The sign must display the following language:  "It is against
1.24 	the law for a person under 17 to rent or purchase a video game
1.25 	rated AO or M.  Violators may be subject to a $25 penalty."