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MN HF4773
Bill
Status
4/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
Dave Lislegard
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AI Summary
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Permits use of purple paint on fences, fence posts, and other boundary markers as a method to mark posted areas where trespassing is prohibited under Minnesota law.
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Purple paint marking must be accompanied by conspicuous notice signs that carry a general trespass warning, display letters at least two inches high, state that Minnesota law prohibits trespassing, and are posted at intervals of 500 feet or less.
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Adds a new clause (12) to Minnesota Statutes section 609.605, subdivision 1, making it a misdemeanor to enter locked or posted premises without claim of right or consent, except in emergency situations.
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Effective August 1, 2022, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Purple paint use permitted to mark prohibited trespassing boundaries.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy
4/7/2022