1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for concealing a dead 
1.3 	body;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.502, subdivision 1a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.502, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 1a.Penalty. A person convicted under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (3), is guilty 
1.7 	of a gross misdemeanor. A person convicted under subdivision 1, clause (1), may be 
1.8 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three 20 years or to a payment of a fine of not 
1.9 	more than $5,000 $20,000 or both.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes 
1.11 	committed on or after that date.