1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; increasing the criminal
1.3 	penalty for a gang crime committed against a child;
1.4 	appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 609.229, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.229,
1.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Penalty.  (a) If the crime committed in
1.10 	violation of subdivision 2 is a felony, the statutory maximum
1.11 	for the crime is five years longer than the statutory maximum
1.12 	for the underlying crime. If the crime committed in violation
1.13 	of subdivision 2 is a felony, and the victim of the crime is a
1.14 	child under the age of 18 years, the statutory maximum for the
1.15 	crime is ten years longer than the statutory maximum for the
1.16 	underlying crime.
1.17 	(b) If the crime committed in violation of subdivision 2 is
1.18 	a misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.19 	(c) If the crime committed in violation of subdivision 2 is
1.20 	a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and may be
1.21 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to
1.22 	payment of a fine of not more than $15,000, or both.
1.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2005,
1.24 	and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.

1.25 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.1 	$100,000 is appropriated from the general fund for the
2.2 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, to the commissioner of public
2.3 	safety for a grant to a nonprofit community-based organization
2.4 	that promotes youth violence prevention through school or
2.5 	community-based activities that teach marine ecology and
2.6 	ichthyology.