1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; amending the penalty for false reporting of a crime;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.505, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.505, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.False reporting. Whoever informs a law enforcement officer that a 
1.7 	crime has been committed or otherwise provides information to an on-duty peace officer, 
1.8 	knowing that the person is a peace officer, regarding the conduct of others, knowing 
1.9 	that it is false and intending that the officer shall act in reliance upon it, is guilty of a 
1.10 	misdemeanor. A person who is convicted a second or subsequent time under this section 
1.11 	is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. crime and may be sentenced as follows:
1.12 	(1) if the report is a false report of a misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a 
1.13 	misdemeanor;
1.14 	(2) if the report is a false report of a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a 
1.15 	gross misdemeanor; and
1.16 	(3) if the report is a false report of a felony, the person is guilty of a felony and may 
1.17 	be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of 
1.18 	not more than $10,000, or both.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes 
1.20 	committed on or after that date.