1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; prohibiting being in a stolen motor vehicle; imposing 
1.3 	criminal penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.52, by adding 
1.4 	a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.52, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2a.Illegal presence in a stolen motor vehicle. (a) A person who enters into or 
1.9 	is found in a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know was taken or stolen 
1.10 	in violation of subdivision 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.11 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) after being previously convicted or adjudicated 
1.12 	delinquent for violating paragraph (a) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to crimes 
1.14 	committed on or after that date.