as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/24/2015 10:24am
A bill for an act
relating to criminal justice; limiting the applicability of the resisting arrest crime;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.50, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.50, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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A person may not be arrested for a violation of subdivision
1, clause (2), that involves the person resisting the person's own arrest, if the person is not
also arrested for another offense.
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This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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