Definition of crime of violence expanded to include certain animal cruelty offenses.

A bill for an act

relating to public safety; expanding definition of crime of violence to include

certain animal cruelty offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

624.712, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Crime of violence.

"Crime of violence" means: felony convictions of the

following offenses: sections
609.185
(murder in the first degree);
609.19
(murder in the

second degree);
609.195
(murder in the third degree);
609.20
(manslaughter in the first

degree);
609.205
(manslaughter in the second degree);
609.215
(aiding suicide and aiding

attempted suicide);
609.221
(assault in the first degree);
609.222
(assault in the second

degree);
609.223
(assault in the third degree);
609.2231
(assault in the fourth degree);

609.224
(assault in the fifth degree);
609.2242
(domestic assault);
609.2247
(domestic

assault by strangulation);
609.229
(crimes committed for the benefit of a gang);
609.235

(use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime);
609.24
(simple robbery);
609.245
(aggravated

robbery);
609.247
(carjacking);
609.25
(kidnapping);
609.255
(false imprisonment);
609.322

(solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex trafficking);
609.342
(criminal

sexual conduct in the first degree);
609.343
(criminal sexual conduct in the second degree);

609.344
(criminal sexual conduct in the third degree);
609.345
(criminal sexual conduct in

the fourth degree);
609.377
(malicious punishment of a child);
609.378
(neglect or

endangerment of a child);
609.486
(commission of crime while wearing or possessing a

bullet-resistant vest);
609.52
(involving theft of a firearm and theft involving the theft of a

controlled substance, an explosive, or an incendiary device);
609.561
(arson in the first

degree);
609.562
(arson in the second degree);
609.582, subdivision 1
or 2 (burglary in the

first and second degrees);
609.66, subdivision 1e
(drive-by shooting);
609.67
(unlawfully

owning, possessing, operating a machine gun or short-barreled shotgun);
609.71
(riot);

609.713
(terroristic threats);
609.749
(harassment);
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609.855, subdivision 5
(shooting

at a public transit vehicle or facility);
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and chapter
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chapters
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152 (drugs, controlled substances);
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and 343 (prevention of cruelty to animals);
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and an attempt to commit any of these offenses.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes

committed on or after that date.

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