Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                         CHAPTER 52-S.F.No. 560 
           An act relating to criminal procedure; providing for 
          the Ramsey county attorney to prosecute certain gross 
          misdemeanors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1988, 
          section 388.051, subdivision 2.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 388.051, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  [SPECIAL PROVISIONS.] (a) In Anoka, Carver, 
Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, and Washington counties, only the 
county attorney shall prosecute gross misdemeanor violations of 
sections 290.53, subdivisions 4 and 11; 290.92, subdivision 15; 
290A.11, subdivision 2; 297A.08; 297A.39, subdivisions 4 and 8; 
297B.10; 609.255, subdivision 3; 609.377; 609.378; 609.41; and 
617.247.  
    (b) In Ramsey county, only the county attorney shall 
prosecute gross misdemeanor violations of sections 609.255, 
subdivision 3; 609.377; and 609.378. 
    (c) The county attorney shall prosecute failure to report 
physical or sexual child abuse or neglect as provided under 
section 626.556, subdivision 6, and shall prosecute violations 
of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct under section 609.3451. 
     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective upon approval of the Ramsey county 
board as provided in section 645.021. 
    Presented to the governor April 21, 1989 
    Signed by the governor April 24, 1989, 9:47 p.m.