as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2013 10:49am
A bill for an act
relating to crime; providing for forfeiture of money used or intended for use to
facilitate a prostitution or sex trafficking offense; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, section 609.5312, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.5312, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) All personal property is subject
to forfeiture if it was used or intended for use to commit or facilitate the commission of
a designated offense. All money and other property, real and personal, that represent
proceeds of a designated offense, and all contraband property, are subject to forfeiture,
except as provided in this section.
(b) new text begin All money used or intended to be used to facilitate the commission of a violation
of section 609.322 or 609.324 or a violation of a local ordinance substantially similar to
section 609.322 or 609.324 is subject to forfeiture.
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new text begin (c) new text end The Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit shall not seize real
property for the purposes of forfeiture under paragraph (a).
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This section is effective August 1, 2013.
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