1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalties for assaulting 
1.3 	firefighters and medical personnel;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	609.2231, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Firefighters and emergency medical personnel. (a) Whoever physically 
1.8 	assaults any of the following persons and inflicts demonstrable bodily harm is guilty of a 
1.9 	felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment 
1.10 	of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both gross misdemeanor:
1.11 	(1) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services 
1.12 	personnel unit in the performance of the member's duties; or
1.13 	(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital 
1.14 	emergency department.
1.15 	(b) Whoever commits either of the following acts against a person identified in paragraph 
1.16 	(a), clause (1) or (2), is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
1.17 	more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $6,000, or both:
1.18 	(1) physically assaults the person and the assault inflicts demonstrable bodily harm; or
1.19 	(2) intentionally throws or otherwise transfers bodily fluids or feces at or onto the person.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes 
1.21 	committed on or after that date.