HF 590

3rd Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)

Posted on 05/21/2013 02:47 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to crime; prescribing criminal penalties for assaulting a transit operator;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.2231, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Transit operators. new text end

new text begin (a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if
(1) the person assaults a transit operator, or intentionally throws or otherwise transfers
bodily fluids onto a transit operator; and (2) the transit operator is acting in the course
of the operator's duties and is operating a transit vehicle, aboard a transit vehicle, or
otherwise responsible for a transit vehicle. A person convicted under this paragraph
may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of
not more than $3,000, or both.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "transit operator" means a driver or operator
of a transit vehicle that is used to provide any of the following services:
new text end

new text begin (1) public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7;
new text end

new text begin (2) light rail transit service;
new text end

new text begin (3) special transportation service under section 473.386, whether provided by the
Metropolitan Council or by other providers under contract with the council; or
new text end

new text begin (4) commuter rail service.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Section 1 is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to crimes committed on or after
that date.
new text end