as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime; extending enhanced penalties for 1.3 illegally carrying a pistol to juveniles who are 1.4 adjudicated delinquent for this offense; amending 1.5 Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1.6 1. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, 1.9 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.10 Subdivision 1. [PENALTY.] (a) A person, other than a law 1.11 enforcement officer who has authority to make arrests other than 1.12 citizens arrests, who carries, holds or possesses a pistol in a 1.13 motor vehicle, snowmobile or boat, or on or about the person's 1.14 clothes or the person, or otherwise in possession or control in 1.15 a public place or public area without first having obtained a 1.16 permit to carry the pistol is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. A 1.17 person who is convicted or adjudicated delinquent a second or 1.18 subsequent time is guilty of a felony. 1.19 (b) A person who has been issued a permit and who engages 1.20 in activities other than those for which the permit has been 1.21 issued, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1.22 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.23 Section 1 is effective August 1, 1998, and applies to 1.24 offenses committed on or after that date.