1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime prevention; providing criminal 1.3 penalties for persons who threaten to harm a school 1.4 official; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 1.5 609.713, by adding a subdivision. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.713, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 4. [THREATS TO HARM SCHOOL OFFICIAL.] Whoever 1.10 threatens, directly or indirectly, to harm a school official 1.11 with purpose to terrorize the official or in reckless disregard 1.12 of the risk of causing such terror, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1.13 As used in this subdivision, "school official" includes 1.14 teachers, school administrators, and other employees of a public 1.15 or private school. Whoever violates this subdivision a second 1.16 or subsequent time is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 1.17 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.18 Section 1 is effective August 1, 2000, and applies to 1.19 offenses committed on or after that date.