1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime prevention; creating a gross 1.3 misdemeanor for assaulting a member of a community 1.4 crime prevention group; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.5 2002, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.2231, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 7. [COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION GROUP MEMBERS.] (a) A 1.10 person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who: 1.11 (1) assaults a community crime prevention group member 1.12 while the member is engaged in neighborhood patrol; 1.13 (2) should reasonably know that the victim is a community 1.14 crime prevention group member engaged in neighborhood patrol; 1.15 and 1.16 (3) inflicts demonstrable bodily harm. 1.17 (b) As used in this subdivision, "community crime 1.18 prevention group" means a community group focused on community 1.19 safety and crime prevention that: 1.20 (1) is organized for the purpose of discussing community 1.21 safety and patrolling community neighborhoods for criminal 1.22 activity; 1.23 (2) is designated and trained by the local law enforcement 1.24 agency as a community crime prevention group; or 1.25 (3) interacts with local law enforcement regarding 2.1 community safety issues. 2.2 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.3 Section 1 is effective August 1, 2003, and applies to 2.4 crimes committed on or after that date.