SF 3926
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/27/2026 10:22 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing the crime of physically assaulting a hospital
or clinic security officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section
609.2231, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
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(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b), whoever physically assaults any of the following persons is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor:
(1) either:
(i) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department in the performance of the
member's duties; or
(ii) a member of an emergency medical services personnel unit in the performance of
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(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital
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(3) a security officer providing services in a hospital or clinic.
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(b) Whoever physically assaults a person described in paragraph (a), is guilty of a felony
and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a
fine of not more than $6,000, or both, if the assault inflicts demonstrable bodily harm.
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This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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