as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 08/06/2021 05:23pm
A bill for an act
relating to crime; clarifying felony drive-by shooting; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, section 609.66, subdivision 1e.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.66, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
(a) deleted text begin Whoever,deleted text end new text begin A person is guilty of a felony who,new text end
while in or having just exited from a motor vehicle, recklessly discharges a firearm at or
toward deleted text begin anotherdeleted text end new text begin :
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new text begin (1) an unoccupiednew text end motor vehicle or deleted text begin adeleted text end building deleted text begin is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced
to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$6,000, or both.deleted text end new text begin ;
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(2) a motor vehicle or building that was occupied; or
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(3) another person.
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(b) deleted text begin Any person who violates this subdivision by firing at or toward a person, or an
occupied building or motor vehicle, may be sentenceddeleted text end new text begin A person convicted under paragraph
(a), clause (1), may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment
of a fine of not more than $6,000, or both. A person convicted under paragraph (a), clause
(2) or (3), may be sentencednew text end to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of
a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section
609.52, subdivision 1, and "building" has the meaning given in section 609.581, subdivision
2.
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This section is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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