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MN HF5396
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/18/2024
Primary Sponsor
Cedrick Frazier
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AI Summary
- Requires persons charged with aiding and abetting felony murder under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3) to have intentionally aided the perpetrator with intent to cause death
- Requires persons charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1) to have intentionally aided with premeditation and intent to cause death
- Requires persons charged with aiding and abetting unintentional murder under section 609.19, subdivision 2, clause (1) to be a major participant in the underlying felony and act with extreme indifference to human life, with "major participant" defined by specific criteria including use of deadly weapons, causing bodily harm, coercion, or impeding prevention of death
- Adds exception requiring that a person's acts present special danger to human life based on circumstances of the predicate felony to be held liable for aiding and abetting unintentional murder
- Revives Task Force on Aiding and Abetting Felony Murder to expand focus on felony murder and aiding and abetting liability, with report due February 1, 2026, and task force expiring February 2, 2026
- All provisions effective August 1, 2024, and apply to crimes committed on or after that date
Legislative Description
Criminal liability for crimes resulting in felony murder increased, criminal liability for conviction of aiding and abetting felony murder modified, and Task Force on Aiding and Abetting Felony Murder revived.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
4/18/2024
Committee Referrals
Public Safety Finance and Policy4/18/2024
Full Bill Text
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