as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 01/29/2015 01:51pm
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; lowering the penalty for the performance of acts
prohibited by statutes for which no penalty is specified; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 645.241.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 645.241, is amended to read:
deleted text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),deleted text end When the performance of any act is
prohibited by a statute, and no penalty for the violation of the same shall be imposed in
any statute, the doing of such act shall be a new text begin petty new text end misdemeanor.
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(b) When the performance of any act is prohibited by a statute enacted or amended
after September 1, 2014, and no penalty for the violation of the same shall be imposed in
any statute, the doing of such act shall be a petty misdemeanor.
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This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to acts
committed on or after that date.
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