1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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1st Engrossment | Posted on 03/25/1999 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime; changing criminal penalties for the 1.3 sale of tobacco to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.4 1998, section 609.685, subdivision 2; repealing 1.5 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.685, subdivision 1.6 1a. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.685, 1.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.10 Subd. 2. [MISDEMEANOR.] (a) Whoever furnishes or sells 1.11 tobacco or tobacco-related devices to a person under the age of 1.12 18 years is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1.13 (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge for sale of 1.14 tobacco or tobacco-related devices if the defendant proves by a 1.15 preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and 1.16 in good faith relied on proof of age as described in section 1.17 340A.503, subdivision 6. 1.18 Sec. 2. [REPEALER.] 1.19 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.685, subdivision 1a, 1.20 is repealed. 1.21 Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.22 Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 1.23 enactment and apply to crimes committed on or after that date.