SF 1329

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/14/2025 10:20am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for assaulting a firefighter,
EMS personnel, or certain health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Firefighters and emergency medical personnel.

new text begin (a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b), new text end whoever new text begin physically new text end assaults any of the following persons deleted text begin and inflicts
demonstrable bodily harm deleted text end is guilty of a deleted text begin felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for
not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both deleted text end new text begin gross
misdemeanor new text end :

(1) new text begin either:
new text end

new text begin (i) new text end a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department new text begin in the performance of the
member's duties; new text end or

new text begin (ii) a member of an new text end emergency medical services personnel unit in the performance of
the member's duties; or

(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital
emergency department.

new text begin (b) Whoever physically assaults a person described in paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2),
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 $6,000, or both, if the assault inflicts demonstrable
bodily harm.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end