HF 1973

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to motor vehicles; prohibiting leaving a 
  1.3             child under the age of nine unattended in a passenger 
  1.4             vehicle; imposing petty misdemeanor penalty; proposing 
  1.5             coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [169.355] [LEAVING UNATTENDED CHILD IN 
  1.8   PASSENGER VEHICLE.] 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [REQUIREMENT OF SUPERVISION OF CHILD UNDER 
  1.10  NINE YEARS OF AGE.] A person shall not leave a child who is 
  1.11  younger than nine years of age in a passenger vehicle without 
  1.12  supervision in the vehicle by a person who is at least 14 years 
  1.13  of age if: 
  1.14     (1) the conditions present a risk to the child's health or 
  1.15  safety; or 
  1.16     (2) the engine of the passenger vehicle is running, or the 
  1.17  keys to the vehicle are located in the passenger compartment of 
  1.18  the vehicle. 
  1.19     Subd. 2.  [PENALTY.] Violation of this section is a petty 
  1.20  misdemeanor.  The violator is subject to a fine of not less than 
  1.21  $150 for a first offense and not less than $300 for a subsequent 
  1.22  offense. 
  1.23     Subd. 3.  [PROSECUTION FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS.] Prosecution 
  1.24  under this section does not preclude prosecution under any other 
  1.25  section of law.