1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime prevention; increasing the penalty 
  1.3             for a violation of the predatory registration law; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 243.166, 
  1.5             subdivision 5. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 243.166, 
  1.8   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 5.  [CRIMINAL PENALTY.] A person required to register 
  1.10  under this section who knowingly violates any of its provisions 
  1.11  or intentionally provides false information to a corrections 
  1.12  agent, law enforcement authority, or the bureau of criminal 
  1.13  apprehension is guilty of a ~~gross misdemeanor~~ felony and may be 
  1.14  sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to 
  1.15  payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both.  A person 
  1.16  convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for violating this 
  1.17  section who previously has been convicted under this section is 
  1.18  guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
  1.19  more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
  1.20  $10,000, or both.  
  1.21     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.22     Section 1 is effective January 1, 2001, and applies to 
  1.23  crimes committed on or after that date.