SF 355

1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to judiciary; providing a gross misdemeanor 
  1.3             penalty for fifth degree arson when the conduct 
  1.4             results in bodily harm to a person; updating the fine 
  1.5             amount for a misdemeanor penalty; amending Minnesota 
  1.6             Statutes 2002, section 609.5632.  
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.5632, is 
  1.9   amended to read: 
  1.10     609.5632 [ARSON IN THE FIFTH DEGREE.] 
  1.11     Subdivision 1.  [CRIME.] Whoever intentionally by means of 
  1.12  fire or explosives sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned 
  1.13  any real or personal property of value is guilty of a 
  1.14  misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
  1.15  than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more 
  1.16  than $700 $1,000, or both. 
  1.17     Subd. 2.  [BODILY HARM.] A person who violates subdivision 
  1.18  1 where the conduct results in bodily harm is guilty of a gross 
  1.19  misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
  1.20  than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, 
  1.21  or both. 
  1.22     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective August 1, 2003, 
  1.23  and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.