Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 55-S.F.No. 320 
                  An act relating to criminal procedure; allowing 
                  warrantless probable cause arrests for certain 
                  offenses committed on school property; proposing 
                  coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [629.343] [ALLOWING PROBABLE CAUSE ARRESTS FOR 
        OFFENSES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.] 
           Notwithstanding section 629.34, a peace officer, as defined 
        in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), who is on or 
        off duty within the jurisdiction of the appointing authority or 
        on duty outside the jurisdiction of the appointing authority 
        pursuant to section 629.40, may arrest a person without a 
        warrant if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that 
        the person within the preceding four hours has committed a 
        fifth-degree assault, as defined in section 609.224, on school 
        property, as defined in section 609.66, subdivision 1d.  The 
        arrest may be made even though the crimes were not committed in 
        the presence of the peace officer.  
           Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Section 1 is effective August 1, 1995, and applies to 
        crimes committed on or after that date. 
           Presented to the governor April 17, 1995 
           Signed by the governor April 18, 1995, 12:20 p.m.