HF 1199

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:45am

A bill for an act
relating to crime; defining felony domestic assault and domestic assault by
strangulation as crimes of violence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
624.712, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 624.712, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Crime of violence.

"Crime of violence" means: felony convictions of the
following offenses: sections 609.185 (murder in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in
the second degree); 609.195 (murder in the third degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the
first degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in the second degree); 609.215 (aiding suicide and
aiding attempted suicide); 609.221 (assault in the first degree); 609.222 (assault in the
second degree); 609.223 (assault in the third degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth
degree); new text begin 609.2242, subdivision 4 (felony domestic assault); 609.2247 (domestic assault
by strangulation); new text end 609.229 (crimes committed for the benefit of a gang); 609.235 (use
of drugs to injure or facilitate crime); 609.24 (simple robbery); 609.245 (aggravated
robbery); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.342 (criminal sexual
conduct in the first degree); 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree);
609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree); 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct
in the fourth degree); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378 (neglect or
endangerment of a child); 609.486 (commission of crime while wearing or possessing a
bullet-resistant vest); 609.52 (involving theft of a firearm, theft involving the intentional
taking or driving of a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or authorized agent
of the owner, theft involving the taking of property from a burning, abandoned, or vacant
building, or from an area of destruction caused by civil disaster, riot, bombing, or the
proximity of battle, and theft involving the theft of a controlled substance, an explosive, or
an incendiary device); 609.561 (arson in the first degree); 609.562 (arson in the second
degree); 609.582, subdivision 1, 2, or 3 (burglary in the first through third degrees);
609.66, subdivision 1e (drive-by shooting); 609.67 (unlawfully owning, possessing,
operating a machine gun or short-barreled shotgun); 609.71 (riot); 609.713 (terroristic
threats); 609.749 (harassment and stalking); 609.855, subdivision 5 (shooting at a public
transit vehicle or facility); and chapter 152 (drugs, controlled substances); and an attempt
to commit any of these offenses.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end