1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime; extending the felony of fraudulent or other improper financing 
1.3 	statements to include retaliation against a police officer or chief of police for 
1.4 	performing official duties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.7475, 
1.5 	subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.7475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Penalties. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates 
1.9 	subdivision 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.10 	(b) A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced 
1.11 	to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
1.12 	$10,000, or both, if the person:
1.13 	(1) commits the offense with intent to influence or otherwise tamper with a juror 
1.14 	or a judicial proceeding or with intent to retaliate against:
1.15 	(i) a judicial officer, as defined in section 609.415;
1.16 	(ii) a prosecutor, defense attorney, or officer of the court, because of that person's 
1.17 	performance of official duties in connection with a judicial proceeding;
1.18 	(iii) a sheriff or deputy sheriff because of that person's performance of official duties 
1.19 	in connection with a sheriff's sale of real property; or
1.20 	(iv) a police officer or chief of police because of that person's performance of official 
1.21 	duties; or
1.22 	(iv) (v) a county recorder because of that person's performance of official duties in 
1.23 	connection with the filing of liens placed on real property; or
1.24 	(2) commits the offense after having been previously convicted of a violation 
1.25 	of this section.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to crimes 
2.2 	committed on or after that date.