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HF 1043

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/13/2012 03:56pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; proposing new penalties for repeat violators of certain
motor vehicle property crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
609.546.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.546, is amended to read:


609.546 MOTOR VEHICLE TAMPERING.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Misdemeanor. new text end

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who
intentionally:

(1) rides in or on a motor vehicle knowing that the vehicle was taken and is being
driven by another without the owner's permission; or

(2) tampers with or enters into or on a motor vehicle without the owner's permission.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Gross misdemeanor. new text end

new text begin A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who
violates subdivision 1 after having been previously convicted or adjudicated delinquent
two or more times for violating subdivision 1; section 609.52, subdivision 2, clause (17);
609.53; 609.59; or 609.595.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end