1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying penalties for coercion; amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2018, section 609.27, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Sentence. Whoever violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
1.7 	(1) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than 
1.8 	$1,000, or both if neither the pecuniary gain received by the violator nor the loss suffered 
1.9 	by the person threatened or another as a result of the threat exceeds $300, or the benefits 
1.10 	received or harm sustained are not susceptible of pecuniary measurement; or
1.11 	(2) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more 
1.12 	than $10,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is more than $300 but less than $2,500; 
1.13 	or
1.14 	(3) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
1.15 	$20,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is $2,500, or more, or if the person violates 
1.16 	subdivision 1 with the intent to involve another person in financial misconduct as defined 
1.17 	in section 245E.01, subdivision 8.