1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; amending the requirement to provide notice of 
1.3 	possession of firearms at the Capitol complex;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 609.66, subdivision 1g.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.66, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 1g.Felony; possession in courthouse or certain state buildings. (a) 
1.8 	A person who commits either of the following acts is guilty of a felony and may be 
1.9 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not 
1.10 	more than $10,000, or both:
1.11 	(1) possesses a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or explosives within any courthouse 
1.12 	complex; or
1.13 	(2) possesses a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or explosives in any state building 
1.14 	within the Capitol Area described in chapter 15B, other than the National Guard Armory.
1.15 	(b) Unless a person is otherwise prohibited or restricted by other law to possess a 
1.16 	dangerous weapon, this subdivision does not apply to:
1.17 	(1) licensed peace officers or military personnel who are performing official duties;
1.18 	(2) persons who carry pistols according to the terms of a permit issued under section 
1.19 	624.714 and who so notify the sheriff or the commissioner of public safety, as appropriate;
1.20 	(3) persons who possess dangerous weapons for the purpose of display as 
1.21 	demonstrative evidence during testimony at a trial or hearing or exhibition in compliance 
1.22 	with advance notice and safety guidelines set by the sheriff or the commissioner of public 
1.23 	safety; or
2.1 	(4) persons who possess dangerous weapons in a courthouse complex with the 
2.2 	express consent of the county sheriff or who possess dangerous weapons in a state building 
2.3 	with the express consent of the commissioner of public safety.
2.4 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the issuance of a permit to carry under section 
2.5 	624.714 constitutes notification of the commissioner of public safety as required under 
2.6 	paragraph (b), clause (2).