SF 3946
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/10/2026 04:43 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; clarifying criminal penalty provisions for assaulting transit
workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 11.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Transit deleted text begin operatorsdeleted text end new text begin workersnew text end .
(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor
if (1) the person assaults a transit deleted text begin operatordeleted text end new text begin workernew text end , or intentionally throws or otherwise
transfers bodily fluids onto a transit deleted text begin operatordeleted text end new text begin workernew text end ; and (2) the transit deleted text begin operatordeleted text end new text begin workernew text end is
deleted text begin acting in the course of the operator's duties and is operating a transit vehicle, aboard a transit
vehicle, or otherwise responsible for a transit vehicledeleted text end new text begin engaged in the performance of the
worker's dutiesnew text end . A person convicted under this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "transit deleted text begin operatordeleted text end new text begin workernew text end " means deleted text begin a driver or
operator of a transit vehicle that is used to provide any of the following services:deleted text end new text begin an employee,
contractor, or volunteer working in public transportation or transit as defined under section
473.121, subdivision 19.
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(1) public transportation, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7;
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(2) light rail transit service;
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(3) special transportation service under section 473.386, whether provided by the
Metropolitan Council or by other providers under contract with the council; or
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(4) commuter rail service.
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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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