SF 1606

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

A bill for an act
relating to crimes; making it a gross misdemeanor
crime for a railroad or a person employed by a
railroad to obstruct the treatment of a railroad
worker injured on the job or to discipline or threaten
to discipline the railroad employee injured on the job
for requesting treatment or first aid; imposing
criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [609.849] RAILROAD THAT OBSTRUCTS TREATMENT OF
AN INJURED WORKER.
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new text begin (a) It shall be unlawful for a railroad or person employed
by a railroad negligently or intentionally to:
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new text begin (1) deny, unreasonably delay, or interfere with medical
treatment or first aid treatment to an employee of a railroad
who has been injured during employment; or
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new text begin (2) discipline or threaten to discipline an employee of a
railroad who has been injured during employment for requesting
medical treatment or first aid treatment.
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new text begin (b) A person convicted of a violation of paragraph (a),
clause (1) or (2), is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to
payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
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Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Section 1 is effective August 1, 2005, and applies to
crimes committed on or after that date.
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