1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; enhancing criminal penalty for fleeing or attempting to 
1.3 	flee peace officer while operating motor vehicle in reckless or grossly negligent 
1.4 	manner;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.487, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.487, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Fleeing officer; motor vehicle. Whoever by means of a motor vehicle flees 
1.8 	or attempts to flee a peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty, 
1.9 	and the perpetrator knows or should reasonably know the same to be a peace officer, is 
1.10 	guilty of a felony and may be sentenced as follows:
1.11 	(1) if fleeing in a motor vehicle, to imprisonment for not more than three years and one 
1.12 	day or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.; or
1.13 	(2) if fleeing while operating a motor vehicle in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, 
1.14 	to imprisonment of not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
1.15 	or both.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to crimes 
1.17 	committed on or after that date.