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MN HF1551
Bill
Status
3/13/2013
Primary Sponsor
Mary Liz Holberg
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AI Summary
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Limits local units of government to establishing petty misdemeanor penalties for ordinance violations enacted after the bill's effective date, except for ordinances substantively identical to state criminal laws.
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Converts existing local ordinances providing for misdemeanor punishment, fines up to $1,000, or incarceration of 90 days or less to petty misdemeanor offenses effective August 1, 2018.
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Amends Minnesota Statutes sections 366.01, 375.53, and 412.231 to replace "penal offense" language with "petty misdemeanor" and allows prosecution costs to be added to penalties.
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Creates new law authorizing home rule charter cities to establish petty misdemeanor penalties for ordinance violations while preserving authority to use misdemeanor penalties for ordinances matching state criminal laws.
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Repeals Minnesota Statutes section 609.034 effective August 1, 2018, and allows the legislature to enact exceptions after August 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Local government authority limited to enact new criminal ordinances, and delayed reduction provided for in the criminal penalties applicable to existing local ordinance violations.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Government Operations
3/13/2013