1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; clarifying the definition of mail theft;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2018, section 609.529, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.529, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
1.7 	meanings given them in this subdivision.
1.8 	(b) "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article addressed to 
1.9 	another.
1.10 	(c) "Mail depository" means a mail box, letter box, or mail receptacle, or other location 
1.11 	where mail is regularly left for delivery including but not limited to a porch, front step, or 
1.12 	building entryway; a post office or station of a post office; a mail route; or a postal service 
1.13 	vehicle.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to crimes 
1.15 	committed on or after that date.