Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 168-H.F.No. 424 
           An act relating to interscholastic athletics; 
          providing that persons who assault a sports official 
          may be excluded from certain events; proposing coding 
          for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 128C.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [128C.08] [ASSAULTING A SPORTS OFFICIAL 
PROHIBITED.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this 
section, the following terms have the meaning given in this 
subdivision. 
    "Assault" is (1) an act done with intent to cause fear in 
another of immediate bodily harm or death, or (2) the infliction 
of or attempt to inflict bodily harm upon another. 
    "Sports official" is a person who serves as an umpire, 
referee, judge, linesperson, timer, scorekeeper, or in another 
similar capacity for an interscholastic athletic activity. 
    "Interscholastic athletic activity" or "activity" means an 
interscholastic athletic activity whose control, supervision, 
and regulation have been delegated to the Minnesota state high 
school league pursuant to section 129.121. 
     Subd. 2.  [PROHIBITED CONDUCT.] Any person who assaults a 
sports official in connection with an interscholastic athletic 
activity may be excluded from attending an activity for up to 12 
months. 
    Subd. 3.  [SANCTION.] The board of directors of the 
Minnesota state high school league or a school board may exclude 
any person except as provided in subdivision 5. 
    The board of directors of the Minnesota state high school 
league may exclude a person from: 
    (1) any activity of the kind in connection with which the 
assault occurred; or 
    (2) all interscholastic athletic activities. 
    A school board may exclude a person from any activity 
sponsored or participated in by the school district. 
    Subd. 4.  [PROCEDURE.] The board of directors of the 
Minnesota state high school league or a school board may exclude 
a person from any interscholastic athletic activity if the 
person assaulted a sports official in connection with an 
activity.  A person alleged to have assaulted a sports official 
shall be entitled to an informal hearing on the matter by the 
board of directors of the Minnesota state high school league or 
school board.  Upon finding that the person assaulted a sports 
official, the board of directors of the Minnesota state high 
school league or school board shall notify the individual in 
writing and shall indicate any activity from which, and the 
period of time for which, the person is excluded. 
    Subd. 5.  [HEAD VARSITY COACH.] A head varsity coach may be 
excluded under this section only by the school board employing 
the coach. 
    Presented to the governor May 21, 1991 
    Signed by the governor May 24, 1991, 3:30 p.m.