1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime; increasing the penalty for embezzlement of public funds 
1.3 	over a certain amount;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54, is amended to read:
1.6 	609.54 EMBEZZLEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
1.7 	Whoever does an act which constitutes embezzlement under the provisions of Minnesota 
1.8 	Constitution, article XI, section 13 may be sentenced as follows:
1.9 	(1) if the value of the funds so embezzled is $2,500, or less, to imprisonment for not 
1.10 	more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; or
1.11 	(2) if such value is more than $2,500 but less than $100,000, to imprisonment for not 
1.12 	more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both; or
1.13 	(3) if such value is $100,000 or more, to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to 
1.14 	payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
1.16 	committed on or after that date.