1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/05/2017 09:43am
A bill for an act
relating to civil actions; specifying the duty owed by owners of real property to
trespassers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) An owner of real property owes no duty of care to a trespasser unless a common law
or statutory right of action existed as of the effective date of this section.
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(b) This section does not affect any immunities from or defenses to civil liability
established by other law or available at common law to which an owner of real property
may be entitled.
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(c) For the purposes of this section, "owner" means the possessor of a fee interest or a
life estate, tenant, lessee, occupant, holder of a utility easement, or a person in control of
the land.
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This section is effective July 1, 2017, and applies to actions
arising from incidents occurring on or after that date.
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