as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/05/2001 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime; enhancing penalties for certain 1.3 crimes committed on a transit vehicle or at a bus 1.4 stop; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 1.5 609.02, by adding a subdivision; 609.66, subdivision 1.6 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.7 chapter 609. 1.8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.02, is 1.10 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.11 Subd. 16. [BUS ZONE.] "Bus zone" means the area inside a 1.12 public transit vehicle or conveyance, an area designated as a 1.13 bus stop or public transit station, plus the area within 300 1.14 feet of a bus stop or public transit station. 1.15 Sec. 2. [609.2233] [ASSAULTS COMMITTED IN BUS ZONES; 1.16 INCREASED PENALTIES.] 1.17 Any person who commits a violation of section 609.221, 1.18 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224, or 609.2242 while in a bus 1.19 zone may be sentenced as follows: 1.20 (1) if the crime committed is a felony, the statutory 1.21 maximum for the crime is three years longer than the statutory 1.22 maximum for the underlying crime; 1.23 (2) if the crime committed is a gross misdemeanor, the 1.24 person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 1.25 imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine 1.26 of not more than $4,000, or both; and 2.1 (3) if the crime committed is a misdemeanor, the person is 2.2 guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 2.3 Sec. 3. [609.2451] [ROBBERIES COMMITTED IN BUS ZONES; 2.4 INCREASED PENALTIES.] 2.5 (a) A person who commits a violation of section 609.24 2.6 while in a bus zone may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 2.7 more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than 2.8 $30,000, or both. 2.9 (b) A person who commits a violation of section 609.245, 2.10 subdivision 1, while in a bus zone may be sentenced to 2.11 imprisonment for not more than 30 years or to payment of a fine 2.12 of not more than $50,000, or both. 2.13 (c) A person who commits a violation of section 609.245, 2.14 subdivision 2, while in a bus zone may be sentenced to 2.15 imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine 2.16 of not more than $35,000, or both. 2.17 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.66, 2.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.19 Subdivision 1. [MISDEMEANOR AND GROSS MISDEMEANOR CRIMES.] 2.20 (a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime and 2.21 may be sentenced as provided in paragraph (b): 2.22 (1) recklessly handles or uses a gun or other dangerous 2.23 weapon or explosive so as to endanger the safety of another; or 2.24 (2) intentionally points a gun of any kind, capable of 2.25 injuring or killing a human being and whether loaded or 2.26 unloaded, at or toward another; or 2.27 (3) manufactures or sells for any unlawful purpose any 2.28 weapon known as a slungshot or sand club; or 2.29 (4) manufactures, transfers, or possesses metal knuckles or 2.30 a switch blade knife opening automatically; or 2.31 (5) possesses any other dangerous article or substance for 2.32 the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against 2.33 another; or 2.34 (6) outside of a municipality and without the parent's or 2.35 guardian's consent, furnishes a child under 14 years of age, or 2.36 as a parent or guardian permits the child to handle or use, 3.1 outside of the parent's or guardian's presence, a firearm or 3.2 airgun of any kind, or any ammunition or explosive. 3.3 Possession of written evidence of prior consent signed by 3.4 the minor's parent or guardian is a complete defense to a charge 3.5 under clause (6). 3.6 (b) A person convicted under paragraph (a) may be sentenced 3.7 as follows: 3.8 (1) if the act was committed in a public housing zone, as 3.9 defined in section 152.01, subdivision 19, a school zone, as 3.10 defined in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, a bus zone, or a 3.11 park zone, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 12a, to 3.12 imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine 3.13 of not more than $3,000, or both; or 3.14 (2) otherwise, including where the act was committed on 3.15 residential premises within a zone described in clause (1) if 3.16 the offender was at the time an owner, tenant, or invitee for a 3.17 lawful purpose with respect to those residential premises, to 3.18 imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine 3.19 of not more than $700, or both. 3.20 Sec. 5. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 3.21 Sections 1 to 4 are effective August 1, 2001, and apply to 3.22 crimes committed on or after that date.