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 prevention; creating a crime for 1.3 driving away from a gas pump without paying; requiring 1.4 driver's license suspension for subsequent 1.5 convictions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.6 Statutes, chapter 609. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. [609.522] [GAS THEFT.] 1.9 Subdivision 1. [CRIME.] A person who obtains gasoline from 1.10 a retail establishment and drives away without paying for the 1.11 gasoline is guilty of a crime and shall be punished as provided 1.12 in section 609.52, subdivision 3. 1.13 Subd. 2. [LOSS OF DRIVER'S LICENSE.] In addition to the 1.14 penalties provided in subdivision 1, the commissioner of public 1.15 safety shall suspend for a period of three months the driver's 1.16 license or operating privileges of anyone convicted of a second 1.17 violation of this section and shall suspend for a period of six 1.18 months the driver's license or operating privileges of anyone 1.19 convicted of a third or subsequent violation. 1.20 Subd. 3. [NOTICE.] Upon receipt of an accurate record of 1.21 conviction, the commissioner of public safety shall immediately 1.22 notify the licensee of the suspension, in writing, by mailing a 1.23 notice addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last known 1.24 address. 1.25 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.26 Section 1 is effective August 1, 2000, and applies to 2.1 offenses occurring on or after that date.