as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 08/14/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime; expanding the scope of first degree 1.3 burglary; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 1.4 609.582, subdivision 1. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 609.582, 1.7 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.8 Subdivision 1. [BURGLARY IN THE FIRST DEGREE.] Whoever 1.9 enters a building without consent and with intent to commit a 1.10 crime, or enters a building without consent and commits a crime 1.11 while in the building, commits burglary in the first degree and 1.12 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or 1.13 to payment of a fine of not more than $35,000, or both, if: 1.14 (a) the building is a dwelling and another person, not an 1.15 accomplice, is present in it when the burglar enters or at any 1.16 time while the burglar is in the building; 1.17 (b) the burglar possesses, when entering or at any time 1.18 while in the building, any of the following: a dangerous 1.19 weapon, any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the 1.20 victim to reasonably believe it to be a dangerous weapon, or an 1.21 explosive; or 1.22 (c) the burglar assaults a person within the building or on 1.23 the building's appurtenant property. 1.24 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.25 Section 1 is effective August 1, 1995, and applies to 2.1 crimes committed on or after that date.