as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/14/2019 05:09pm
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalties for assaulting
firefighters and medical personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
609.2231, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
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(1) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services
personnel unit in the performance of the member's duties; or
(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital
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(b) Whoever commits either of the following acts against a person identified in paragraph
(a), clause (1) or (2), 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:
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(1) physically assaults the person and the assault inflicts demonstrable bodily harm; or
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(2) intentionally throws or otherwise transfers bodily fluids or feces at or onto the person.
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This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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