SF 4297

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/12/2020 02:37pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing the crime of unauthorized access of critical
state information technology systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
609.891, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.891, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Felony.

(a) A person who violates subdivision 1 in a manner that creates a
grave risk of causing the death of a person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000,
or both.

(b) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent gross misdemeanor violation
of subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under paragraph (a).

(c) A person who violates subdivision 1 by accessing, or attempting to access, an
electronic terminal through opening any panel or access door without authorization and
placing or attaching, or attempting to place or attach, an electronic device to capture, store,
or communicate access device information is guilty of a felony.

new text begin (d) A person who violates subdivision 1 and gains access to critical state information
technology systems is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under paragraph (a). For
purposes of this paragraph, "critical state information technology systems" are information
and telecommunications technology systems and services, as defined in section 16E.03,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that are operated, maintained, or contracted for by the state
chief information officer, or provided by an outside vendor pursuant to section 16E.016,
paragraph (c).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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