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MN SF1137
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/7/2013
Primary Sponsor
Mary Kiffmeyer
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AI Summary
- Amends Minnesota Statutes section 609.2231, subdivision 3, to add mandatory minimum sentencing for assaults on correctional facility employees and probation officers
- Requires persons convicted of assaulting correctional employees with demonstrable bodily harm to serve a mandatory minimum sentence of not less than one year and one day, with a maximum of two years
- Maintains existing maximum penalties of up to two years imprisonment or $4,000 fine for assault convictions
- Applies to assaults committed by prisoners against correctional facility employees, probation officers, or other qualified persons engaged in supervising offenders while performing lawful duties
- Preserves existing provisions regarding intentional transfer of bodily fluids or feces at employees, which remain subject to discretionary sentencing up to two years or $4,000 fine
Legislative Description
Prisoner assault on corrections employees or probation officers mandatory minimum sentence imposition
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
3/7/2013
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/7/2013
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