SF 125

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime; adds solicitation, inducement, and 
  1.3             promotion of prostitution to the list of crimes 
  1.4             subject to increased sentences in certain cases; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.1095, 
  1.6             subdivision 1. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.1095, 
  1.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) As used in this section, 
  1.11  the following terms have the meanings given.  
  1.12     (b) "Conviction" means any of the following accepted and 
  1.13  recorded by the court:  a plea of guilty, a verdict of guilty by 
  1.14  a jury, or a finding of guilty by the court.  The term includes 
  1.15  a conviction by any court in Minnesota or another jurisdiction.  
  1.16     (c) "Prior conviction" means a conviction that occurred 
  1.17  before the offender committed the next felony resulting in a 
  1.18  conviction and before the offense for which the offender is 
  1.19  being sentenced under this section. 
  1.20     (d) "Violent crime" means a violation of or an attempt or 
  1.21  conspiracy to violate any of the following laws of this state or 
  1.22  any similar laws of the United States or any other state:  
  1.23  section 609.165; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 
  1.24  609.21; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.228; 609.235; 609.24; 
  1.25  609.245; 609.25; 609.255; 609.2661; 609.2662; 609.2663; 
  1.26  609.2664; 609.2665; 609.267; 609.2671; 609.268; 609.322; 
  2.1   609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.498, subdivision 1; 
  2.2   609.561; 609.562; 609.582, subdivision 1; 609.66, subdivision 
  2.3   1e; 609.687; 609.855, subdivision 5; any provision of sections 
  2.4   609.229; 609.377; 609.378; 609.749; and 624.713 that is 
  2.5   punishable by a felony penalty; or any provision of chapter 152 
  2.6   that is punishable by a maximum sentence of 15 years or more. 
  2.7      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.8      Section 1 is effective August 1, 2003, and applies to 
  2.9   crimes committed on or after that date.