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SF 682

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 10/25/2023 09:49am

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; providing criminal penalty for substantial bodily harm
caused by response for fictitious emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
section 609.78, subdivision 2a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.78, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Felony offense; reporting fictitious emergency resulting in serious
injury.

Whoever violates subdivision 2, clause (2), is guilty of a felony and may be sentencednew text begin
as follows:
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new text begin (1)new text end to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$20,000, or both, if the call triggers an emergency response and, as a result of the response,
someone suffers great bodily harm or deathdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (2) to imprisonment of not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more
than $10,000, or both, if the call triggers an emergency response and as a result of the
response, someone suffers substantial bodily harm.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end