1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations 
1.3 	of coercion crime;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.27, subdivision 
1.4 	2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Sentence. (a) Whoever violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
1.8 	(1) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than 
1.9 	$1,000, or both if neither the pecuniary gain received by the violator nor the loss suffered 
1.10 	by the person threatened or another as a result of the threat exceeds $300, or the benefits 
1.11 	received or harm sustained are not susceptible of pecuniary measurement; or
1.12 	(2) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more 
1.13 	than $10,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is more than $300 but less than $2,500; 
1.14 	or
1.15 	(3) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
1.16 	$20,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is $2,500, or more.
1.17 	(b) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (6), may be sentenced to imprisonment 
1.18 	for not more than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if 
1.19 	the violation is a substantial factor in the victim suffering great bodily harm.
1.20 	(c) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (6), may be sentenced to imprisonment 
1.21 	for not more than 15 years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both, if the 
1.22 	violation is a substantial factor in the victim suffering death.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes 
2.2 	committed on or after that date.