SF 1140

2nd 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; prohibiting children 
  1.3             under the age of 17 from renting or purchasing certain 
  1.4             video games; providing penalties; proposing coding for 
  1.5             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [609.6855] [RESTRICTED VIDEO GAMES; 
  1.8   PROHIBITIONS.] 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] As used in this section, 
  1.10  "restricted video game" means a video game rated AO or M by the 
  1.11  entertainment software rating board.  
  1.12     Subd. 2.  [PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTY.] A person under the 
  1.13  age of 17 who knowingly rents or purchases a restricted video 
  1.14  game is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and is subject to a fine 
  1.15  of not more than $25. 
  1.16     Subd. 3.  [POSTED SIGN REQUIRED.] A person or entity 
  1.17  engaged in the retail business of selling or renting video games 
  1.18  from a location or structure with access to the public shall 
  1.19  post a sign in a location that is clearly visible to consumers.  
  1.20  The sign must display the following language:  "It is against 
  1.21  the law for a person under 17 to rent or purchase a video game 
  1.22  rated AO or M.  Violators may be subject to a $25 penalty."