SF 1139

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; increasing the criminal
penalty for a gang crime committed against a child;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 609.229, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.229,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Penalty.

(a) If the crime committed in
violation of subdivision 2 is a felony, the statutory maximum
for the crime is five years longer than the statutory maximum
for the underlying crime. new text begin If the crime committed in violation
of subdivision 2 is a felony, and the victim of the crime is a
child under the age of 18 years, the statutory maximum for the
crime is ten years longer than the statutory maximum for the
underlying crime.
new text end

(b) If the crime committed in violation of subdivision 2 is
a misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(c) If the crime committed in violation of subdivision 2 is
a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to
payment of a fine of not more than $15,000, or both.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2005,
and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 is appropriated from the general fund for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, to the commissioner of public
safety for a grant to a nonprofit community-based organization
that promotes youth violence prevention through school or
community-based activities that teach marine ecology and
ichthyology.
new text end