1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime; expanding the definition of "criminal act" in the racketeering 
1.3 	crime;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.902, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.902, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 4.Criminal act. "Criminal act" means conduct constituting, or a conspiracy 
1.7 	or attempt to commit, a felony violation of chapter 152, or a felony violation of section 
1.8 	297D.09; 299F.79; 299F.80; 299F.82; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 
1.9 	609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.228; 609.235; 609.245; 609.25; 609.27; 
1.10 	609.322; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.42; 609.48; 609.485; 609.495; 
1.11 	609.496; 609.497; 609.498; 609.52, subdivision 2, if the offense is punishable under 
1.12 	subdivision 3, clause (3)(b) or clause 3(d)(v) or (vi); section 609.52, subdivision 2, 
1.13 	clause (1) or (4); 609.527, if the crime is punishable under subdivision 3, clause (4); 
1.14 	609.528, if the crime is punishable under subdivision 3, clause (4); 609.53; 609.561; 
1.15 	609.562; 609.582, subdivision 1 or 2; 609.668, subdivision 6, paragraph (a); 609.67; 
1.16 	609.687; 609.713; 609.86; 609.894, subdivision 3 or 4; 609.895; 624.713; 624.7191; or 
1.17 	626A.02, subdivision 1, if the offense is punishable under section 626A.02, subdivision 
1.18 	4, paragraph (a). "Criminal act" also includes conduct constituting, or a conspiracy or 
1.19 	attempt to commit, a felony violation of section 609.52, subdivision 2, clause (3), (4), 
1.20 	(15), or (16), if the violation involves an insurance company as defined in section 60A.02, 
1.21 	subdivision 4, a nonprofit health service plan corporation regulated under chapter 62C, 
1.22 	a health maintenance organization regulated under chapter 62D, or a fraternal benefit 
1.23 	society regulated under chapter 64B.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2011, and applies to crimes 
2.2 	committed on or after that date.