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MN SF761
Bill
Status
2/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
William Ingebrigtsen
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AI Summary
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Requires government agencies that reproduce Minnesota Constitution Article IV, Section 10 text to include language stating "Any arrest under this provision is immediately reviewable before a neutral judicial officer."
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Adds provision to existing law that a licensed peace officer arresting a legislature member for violating Chapter 169A (driving while impaired) while traveling to a legislative session must process the arrest in an expedited manner and deliver the member to the sergeant-at-arms without unreasonable delay.
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Designates any crime (felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor) as constituting a breach of the peace for purposes of Minnesota Constitution Article IV, Section 10, effective August 1, 2015.
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Amends Section 3.151 to specify that intimidating or preventing a legislature member from attending sessions or performing official acts through arrest by a peace officer for the primary purpose of delaying or preventing those acts is a gross misdemeanor.
Legislative Description
Legislators privilege from arrest clarification, driving while impaired (DWI) to constitute a breach of the peace for purposes of the Constitution
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
2/12/2015