SF 281

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/08/2026 09:54 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations
of coercion crime that proximately cause great bodily harm or death of victim;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.27, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Sentence.

new text begin (a) new text end Whoever violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:

(1) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than
$1,000, or both if neither the pecuniary gain received by the violator nor the loss suffered
by the person threatened or another as a result of the threat exceeds $300, or the benefits
received or harm sustained are not susceptible of pecuniary measurement; or

(2) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more
than $10,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is more than $300 but less than $2,500;
or

(3) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$20,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is $2,500, or more.

new text begin (b) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (6), may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if
the violation is a substantial factor in the victim suffering great bodily harm.
new text end

new text begin (c) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (6), may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than 15 years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both, if the
violation is a substantial factor in the victim suffering death.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end