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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace
officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751, is amended to read:
609.4751 IMPERSONATING A PEACE OFFICER.
Subdivision 1.
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Misdemeanor
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Intent to mislead
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Whoever falsely impersonates a peace
officer with intent to mislead another into believing that the impersonator is actually an
officer is guilty of a
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misdemeanor
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felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both
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Subd. 2.
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Gross misdemeanor
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Buildings; vehicles; other crime
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Whoever violates
subdivision 1 while committing any
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other crime or any
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of the following acts is guilty of a
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gross misdemeanor
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felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five
years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both
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:
(1) gaining access to a public building or government facility that is not open to the
public;
(2) without legal authority, directing or ordering another person to act or refrain from
acting;
(3) violating section
169.64, subdivision 2
, 3, or 4, or the siren provisions of section
169.68
; or
(4) operating a motor vehicle marked:
(i) with the word or words "police," "patrolman," "sheriff," "deputy," "trooper," "state
patrol," "conservation officer," "agent," or "marshal"; or
(ii) with any lettering, marking, or insignia, or colorable imitation thereof, including,
but not limited to, stars, badges, or shields identifying the vehicle as a law enforcement
vehicle, and which a reasonable person would believe is a law enforcement vehicle governed
under section
169.98, subdivision 1
.
Subd. 3.
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Felony
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Previous violation
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Whoever violates this section within five years of
a previous violation of this section is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than
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two
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ten
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years or to payment of a fine of not more than
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$4,000
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$20,000
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or both.