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CHAPTER 242--S.F.No. 2712

An act

relating to crime; clarifying the crime of failure to pay court-ordered support;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.375, subdivisions 1, 7, 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.375, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

Whoever is legally obligated to provide deleted text begin care anddeleted text end new text begin court-ordered new text end support to a spouse or child, whether or not the child's custody has been granted to another, and knowingly omits and fails to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.375, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Conditions of work release; probation violation.

Upon conviction under this section, a defendant may obtain work release only upon the imposition of an automatic income withholding order, and may be required to post a bond in avoidance of jail time and conditioned upon payment of all deleted text begin childdeleted text end new text begin court-orderednew text end support owed. Nonpayment of deleted text begin childdeleted text end new text begin court-orderednew text end support is a violation of any probation granted following conviction under subdivision 2a.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.375, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Defense.

It is an affirmative defense to criminal liability under this section if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the omission and failure to provide deleted text begin care anddeleted text end new text begin court-ordered new text end support were with lawful excuse.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Presented to the governor May 12, 2014

Signed by the governor May 13, 2014, 12:08 p.m.

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