as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/07/2023 09:51am
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; modifying regulation of machine guns; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.67, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.67, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin(a) new text endExcept as otherwise provided herein, whoever owns,
possesses, or operates a machine gun, new text beginor new text endany trigger activator or machine gun conversion
kitdeleted text begin, or a short-barreled shotgundeleted text end may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than deleted text beginfivedeleted text endnew text begin
20new text end years or to payment of a fine of not more than deleted text begin$10,000deleted text endnew text begin $35,000new text end, or both.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, whoever owns, possesses, or operates a
short-barreled shotgun may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or
to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
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This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to offenses
that occur on or after that date.
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