Minnesota Legislature
HF 943
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/25/2013 02:32pm
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; changing terminology in the terroristic threats crime;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.713.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.713, is amended to read:
609.713 deleted text begin TERRORISTICdeleted text end new text begin VIOLENT new text end THREATS.
Subdivision 1.
Threaten violence; intent to deleted text begin terrorizedeleted text end new text begin cause extreme fearnew text end .
Whoever threatens, directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose
to deleted text begin terrorizedeleted text end new text begin cause extreme fear innew text end another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of
assembly, vehicle or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause serious public
inconvenience, or in a reckless disregard of the risk of causing such deleted text begin terrordeleted text end new text begin extreme fear
new text end or inconvenience may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to
payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. As used in this subdivision, "crime
of violence" has the meaning given "violent crime" in section 609.1095, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d).
Subd. 2.
Communicates to deleted text begin terrorizedeleted text end new text begin cause extreme fearnew text end .
Whoever communicates
to another with purpose to deleted text begin terrorizedeleted text end new text begin cause extreme fear innew text end another or in reckless disregard
of the risk of causing such deleted text begin terrordeleted text end new text begin extreme fearnew text end , that explosives or an explosive device or
any incendiary device is present at a named place or location, whether or not the same
is in fact present, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to
payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Subd. 3.
Display replica of firearm.
(a) Whoever displays, exhibits, brandishes,
or otherwise employs a replica firearm or a BB gun in a threatening manner, may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine
of not more than $3,000, or both, if, in doing so, the person either:
(1) causes or attempts to cause deleted text begin terrordeleted text end new text begin extreme fearnew text end in another person; or
(2) acts in reckless disregard of the risk of causing deleted text begin terrordeleted text end new text begin extreme fearnew text end in another
person.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch
or less in diameter; and
(2) "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous
weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol,
revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other
firearm. The term replica firearm includes, but is not limited to, devices or objects that
are designed to fire only blanks.
Sec. 2. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end
new text begin
In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change
references to "terroristic threats" when that term is referring to Minnesota Statutes, section
609.713, to "violent threats."
new text end