SF 5107
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/14/2026 09:31 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; enhancing criminal penalties for certain domestic
violence-related crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 518B.01,
subdivision 14; 609.2242, subdivision 4; 629.75, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518B.01, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Violation of an order for protection.
(a) A person who violates an order for
protection issued by a judge or referee is subject to the penalties provided in paragraphs (b)
to (d).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) and (d), whenever an order for
protection is granted by a judge or referee or pursuant to a similar law of another state, the
United States, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a
Canadian province, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the existence
of the order, violation of the order for protection is a misdemeanor. Upon a misdemeanor
conviction under this paragraph, the defendant must be sentenced to a minimum of three
days imprisonment and must be ordered to participate in counseling or other appropriate
programs selected by the court. If the court stays imposition or execution of the jail sentence
and the defendant refuses or fails to comply with the court's treatment order, the court must
impose and execute the stayed jail sentence. A violation of an order for protection shall also
constitute contempt of court and be subject to the penalties provided in chapter 588.
(c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who violates this subdivision within ten
years of a previous qualified domestic violence-related offense conviction or adjudication
of delinquency. Upon a gross misdemeanor conviction under this paragraph, the defendant
must be sentenced to a minimum of ten days imprisonment and must be ordered to participate
in counseling or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section
609.135, the court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph
for gross misdemeanor convictions.
(d) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person
violates this subdivision:
(1) within ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic
violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency; deleted text begin or
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(2) while possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
or
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(3) after having previously been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a felony-level
qualified domestic violence-related offense.
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Upon a felony conviction under this paragraph in which the court stays imposition or
execution of sentence, the court shall impose at least a 30-day period of incarceration as a
condition of probation. The court also shall order that the defendant participate in counseling
or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the
court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph for felony
convictions.
(e) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom
the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated an order granted pursuant to
this section or a similar law of another state, the United States, the District of Columbia,
tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian province restraining the person
or excluding the person from the residence or the petitioner's place of employment, even if
the violation of the order did not take place in the presence of the peace officer, if the
existence of the order can be verified by the officer. The probable cause required under this
paragraph includes probable cause that the person knows of the existence of the order. If
the order has not been served, the officer shall immediately serve the order whenever
reasonably safe and possible to do so. An order for purposes of this subdivision, includes
the short-form order described in subdivision 8a. When the order is first served upon the
person at a location at which, under the terms of the order, the person's presence constitutes
a violation, the person shall not be arrested for violation of the order without first being
given a reasonable opportunity to leave the location in the presence of the peace officer. A
person arrested under this paragraph shall be held in custody for at least 36 hours, excluding
the day of arrest, Sundays, and holidays, unless the person is released earlier by a judge or
judicial officer. A peace officer acting in good faith and exercising due care in making an
arrest pursuant to this paragraph is immune from civil liability that might result from the
officer's actions.
(f) If the court finds that the respondent has violated an order for protection and that
there is reason to believe that the respondent will commit a further violation of the provisions
of the order restraining the respondent from committing acts of domestic abuse or excluding
the respondent from the petitioner's residence, the court may require the respondent to
acknowledge an obligation to comply with the order on the record. The court may require
a bond sufficient to deter the respondent from committing further violations of the order
for protection, considering the financial resources of the respondent, and not to exceed
$10,000. If the respondent refuses to comply with an order to acknowledge the obligation
or post a bond under this paragraph, the court shall commit the respondent to the county
jail during the term of the order for protection or until the respondent complies with the
order under this paragraph. The warrant must state the cause of commitment, with the sum
and time for which any bond is required. If an order is issued under this paragraph, the court
may order the costs of the contempt action, or any part of them, to be paid by the respondent.
An order under this paragraph is appealable.
(g) Upon the filing of an affidavit by the petitioner, any peace officer, or an interested
party designated by the court, alleging that the respondent has violated any order for
protection granted pursuant to this section or a similar law of another state, the United States,
the District of Columbia, tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian
province, the court may issue an order to the respondent, requiring the respondent to appear
and show cause within 14 days why the respondent should not be found in contempt of
court and punished therefor. The hearing may be held by the court in any county in which
the petitioner or respondent temporarily or permanently resides at the time of the alleged
violation, or in the county in which the alleged violation occurred, if the petitioner and
respondent do not reside in this state. The court also shall refer the violation of the order
for protection to the appropriate prosecuting authority for possible prosecution under
paragraph (b), (c), or (d).
(h) If it is alleged that the respondent has violated an order for protection issued under
subdivision 6 or a similar law of another state, the United States, the District of Columbia,
tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian province, and the court finds
that the order has expired between the time of the alleged violation and the court's hearing
on the violation, the court may grant a new order for protection under subdivision 6 based
solely on the respondent's alleged violation of the prior order, to be effective until the hearing
on the alleged violation of the prior order. If the court finds that the respondent has violated
the prior order, the relief granted in the new order for protection shall be extended for a
fixed period, not to exceed one year, except when the court determines a longer fixed period
is appropriate.
(i) The admittance into petitioner's dwelling of an abusing party excluded from the
dwelling under an order for protection is not a violation by the petitioner of the order for
protection.
A peace officer is not liable under section 609.43, clause (1), for a failure to perform a
duty required by paragraph (e).
(j) When a person is convicted under paragraph (b) or (c) of violating an order for
protection and the court determines that the person used a firearm in any way during
commission of the violation, the court may order that the person is prohibited from possessing
any type of firearm for any period longer than three years or for the remainder of the person's
life. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. At the time of
the conviction, the court shall inform the defendant whether and for how long the defendant
is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that it is a gross misdemeanor to violate this
paragraph. The failure of the court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect
the applicability of the firearm possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to
that defendant.
(k) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (j), when a person is convicted under
paragraph (b) or (c) of violating an order for protection, the court shall inform the defendant
that the defendant is prohibited from possessing a pistol for three years from the date of
conviction and that it is a gross misdemeanor offense to violate this prohibition. The failure
of the court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of
the pistol possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant.
(l) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (j), a person is not entitled to possess a
pistol if the person has been convicted under paragraph (b) or (c) after August 1, 1996, of
violating an order for protection, unless three years have elapsed from the date of conviction
and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation of this section.
Property rights may not be abated but access may be restricted by the courts. A person who
possesses a pistol in violation of this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(m) If the court determines that a person convicted under paragraph (b) or (c) of violating
an order for protection owns or possesses a firearm and used it in any way during the
commission of the violation, it shall order that the firearm be summarily forfeited under
section 609.5316, subdivision 3.
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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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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2242, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Felony.
deleted text begin Whoeverdeleted text end new text begin A person who new text end violates the provisions of this section or section
609.224, subdivision 1, new text begin is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the violation
occurs:
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new text begin (1) new text end within ten years of the first of any combination of two or more previous qualified
domestic violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency deleted text begin is guilty of
a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or payment of
a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.deleted text end new text begin ; or
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(2) following a previous conviction or adjudication of delinquency for a felony-level
qualified domestic violence-related offense.
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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.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.75, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Criminal penalties.
(a) As used in this subdivision "qualified domestic
violence-related offense" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 16.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) and (d), a person who knows of the
existence of a domestic abuse no contact order issued against the person and violates the
order is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who violates this subdivision within ten
years of a previous qualified domestic violence-related offense conviction or adjudication
of delinquency. Upon a gross misdemeanor conviction under this paragraph, the defendant
must be sentenced to a minimum of ten days' imprisonment and must be ordered to participate
in counseling or other appropriate programs selected by the court as provided in section
518B.02. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the court must impose and execute the minimum
sentence provided in this paragraph for gross misdemeanor convictions.
(d) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person
violates this subdivision:
(1) within ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic
violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency; deleted text begin or
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(2) while possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
or
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(3) after having previously been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a felony-level
qualified domestic violence-related offense.
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Upon a felony conviction under this paragraph in which the court stays imposition or
execution of sentence, the court shall impose at least a 30-day period of incarceration as a
condition of probation. The court also shall order that the defendant participate in counseling
or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the
court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph for felony
convictions.
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.
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