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HF 2169

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/13/2025 06:45 p.m.

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; amending the offense of unintentional murder in the
second degree to include cases involving the violation of protective orders issued
in certain additional jurisdictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
609.19, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Unintentional murders.

Whoever does either of the following is guilty of
unintentional murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than 40 years:

(1) causes the death of a human being, without intent to effect the death of any person,
while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense other than criminal sexual
conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence or a drive-by shooting; or

(2) causes the death of a human being without intent to effect the death of any person,
while intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm upon the victim, when the
perpetrator is restrained under an order for protection and the victim is a person designated
to receive protection under the order. As used in this clause, "order for protection" includes
an order for protection issued under chapter 518B; a harassment restraining order issued
under section 609.748; a court order setting conditions of pretrial release or conditions of
a criminal sentence or juvenile court disposition; a restraining order issued in a marriage
dissolution action; and any order issued by a court of another state deleted text begin or ofdeleted text end new text begin ,new text end the United Statesnew text begin ,
the District of Columbia, Tribal Lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian
provincenew text end that is similar to any of these orders.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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