as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime; expanding the definition of 1.3 substantial bodily harm; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.4 1998, section 609.02, subdivision 7a. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.02, 1.7 subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 7a. [SUBSTANTIAL BODILY HARM.] "Substantial bodily 1.9 harm" means bodily injury which involves a temporary but 1.10 substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but 1.11 substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily 1.12 member or organ, or which causes a fracture of the bone or 1.13 cartilage within any bodily member. 1.14 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.15 Section 1 is effective August 1, 1999, and applies to 1.16 crimes committed on or after that date.