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SF4567 • 2026
Theft from a vulnerable adult enhanced penalties establishment provision
Theft from a vulnerable adult enhanced penalties establishment provision
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-18
House
Introduction and first reading
Official Summary Text
Theft from a vulnerable adult enhanced penalties establishment provision
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.52, subdivision 3a. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.52, subdivision 3a, is amended to read: Subd. 3a. Enhanced deleted text begin penalty deleted text end new text begin penalties; risk of harm; vulnerable adult new text end . new text begin (a) new text end If a violation of this section creates a reasonably foreseeable risk of bodily harm to another, the penalties described in subdivision 3 are enhanced as follows: (1) if the penalty is a misdemeanor or a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both; and (2) if the penalty is a felony, the statutory maximum sentence for the offense is 50 percent longer than for the underlying crime. new text begin (b) If a person violates this section knowing or having reason to know that the victim of the offense is a vulnerable adult as defined in section 609.232, subdivision 11, the penalties described in subdivision 3 are enhanced as follows: new text end new text begin (1) if the penalty is a misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; new text end new text begin (2) if the penalty is a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both; and new text end new text begin (3) if the penalty is a felony, the statutory maximum sentence for the offense is 25 percent longer than for the underlying crime. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end