1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; clarifying the penalties for violations related to Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes, chapter 12;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.45.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.45, is amended to read:
1.6 	12.45 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES.
1.7 	Unless a different penalty or punishment is specifically prescribed in statute, a person 
1.8 	who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a rule or order having the force and 
1.9 	effect of law issued under authority of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon 
1.10 	conviction must be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment for not 
1.11 	more than 90 days.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.