1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crimes; defining "public place" for
1.3 	purposes of the prostitution law; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 609.321, subdivision 12.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321,
1.7 	subdivision 12, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Public place.  A "public place" means a public
1.9 	street or sidewalk, a pedestrian skyway system as defined in
1.10 	section 469.125, subdivision 4, a hotel, motel, or other place
1.11 	of public accommodation, or a place licensed to sell
1.12 	intoxicating liquor, wine, nonintoxicating malt beverages, or
1.13 	food, or a motor vehicle located on a public street, alley, or
1.14 	parking lot ordinarily used by or available to the public though
1.15 	not used as a matter of right and a driveway connecting such a
1.16 	parking lot with a street or highway.
1.17 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.18 	following final enactment and applies to crimes committed on or
1.19 	after that date.