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MN HF15

Bill

Status

Passed

5/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

Zack Stephenson

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.349, which previously allowed a defense to criminal sexual conduct charges if the actor and complainant were adults in an ongoing voluntary sexual relationship or were legal spouses.

  • Eliminates the "voluntary relationship" defense for criminal sexual conduct crimes under Minnesota Statutes sections 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, and 609.345.

  • Effective July 1, 2019, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.

  • Prosecution for other offenses committed by one legal spouse against the other remains permitted under other criminal statutes.

Legislative Description

Voluntary relationship defense for criminal sexual conduct crimes eliminated.

Last Action

Secretary of State Chapter 16 05/02/2019

5/6/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/26/2019
Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy2/25/2019
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law1/31/2019
Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy1/14/2019
Ways and Means1/10/2019

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