SF 3271

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/15/2018 12:34pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; modifying the crime of assaulting medical personnel;
creating the crime of assaulting a medical security officer; creating the crime of
assaulting a community service officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
609.2231, subdivisions 2, 9.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Firefighters and deleted text begin emergency deleted text end medical personnel.

Whoever assaults any of the
following persons and inflicts demonstrable bodily harm is guilty of a 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:

(1) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services
personnel unit in the performance of the member's duties; deleted text begin or
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(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital
deleted text begin emergency department deleted text end new text begin or medical clinic; or
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new text begin (3) a security officer providing security services in a hospital or medical clinic new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Reserve officer new text begin and community service officer new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end A person is guilty of a
gross misdemeanor who:

(1) assaults a reserve officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (e) new text begin ,
or a community service officer new text end , who is engaged in the performance of official public duties
at the direction of, under the control of, or on behalf of a peace officer or supervising law
enforcement officer or agency; and

(2) should reasonably know that the victim is a reserve officer new text begin or community service
officer new text end engaged in the performance of official public duties of the peace officer, or
supervising law enforcement officer or agency.

new text begin (b) As used in this subdivision, "community service officer" means an individual, not
licensed by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, authorized by ordinance to
wear the uniform of a law enforcement agency and perform general-duty civilian public
safety work.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
new text end