1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; creating a misdemeanor penalty for harassment or 
1.3 	retaliation against a person subject to an order for protection or no contact order;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 518B.01, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	629.75, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 518B.01, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 24.Penalty; harassment or retaliation by petitioner. When an order for 
1.10 	protection grants relief authorized in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), it is 
1.11 	a misdemeanor for the petitioner, with the intent of harassing or retaliating against the 
1.12 	abusing party, to invite the abusing party to the petitioner's dwelling or residence or the 
1.13 	surrounding area from which the abusing party is excluded, knowing that admittance is 
1.14 	a violation of the order.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to crimes 
1.16 	committed on or after that date.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 629.75, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.18 	to read:
1.19 		Subd. 4.Penalty; harassment or retaliation by victim. When a domestic abuse 
1.20 	order is issued against a defendant, it is a misdemeanor for the alleged victim protected 
1.21 	under the order, with the intent of harassing or retaliating against the abusing party, 
1.22 	to invite the defendant to the alleged victim's dwelling or residence knowing that such 
1.23 	contact is a violation of the order.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to crimes 
2.2 	committed on or after that date.