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1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/10/2016 08:37am

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A bill for an act
 relating to criminal justice; increasing the maximum penalty for felony-level
assaults motivated by bias; 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 [609.2233] FELONY ASSAULT MOTIVATED BY BIAS; INCREASED
STATUTORY MAXIMUM SENTENCE.
 new text end

new text begin A person who violates section 609.221, 609.222, or 609.223 because of the victim's
or another person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
disability as defined in section 363A.03, age, or national origin is subject to a statutory
maximum penalty of 25 percent longer than the maximum penalty otherwise applicable.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2016, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end