1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; proposing new penalties for repeat violators of certain 
1.3 	motor vehicle property crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
1.4 	609.546.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.546, is amended to read:
1.7 	609.546 MOTOR VEHICLE TAMPERING.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who 
1.9 	intentionally:
1.10 	(1) rides in or on a motor vehicle knowing that the vehicle was taken and is being 
1.11 	driven by another without the owner's permission; or
1.12 	(2) tampers with or enters into or on a motor vehicle without the owner's permission.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Gross misdemeanor. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who 
1.14 	violates subdivision 1 after having been previously convicted or adjudicated delinquent 
1.15 	two or more times for violating subdivision 1; section 609.52, subdivision 2, clause (17); 
1.16 	609.53; 609.59; or 609.595.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to crimes 
1.18 	committed on or after that date.