Minnesota SF 4019: Minimum wages increase provision

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace​
1.3 officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751, is amended to read:​
1.6 609.4751 IMPERSONATING A PEACE OFFICER.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor Intent to mislead.Whoever falsely impersonates a peace​
1.8 officer with intent to mislead another into believing that the impersonator is actually an​
1.9 officer is guilty of a misdemeanor felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not​
1.10 more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both.​
1.11 Subd. 2.Gross misdemeanor Buildings; vehicles; other crime.Whoever violates​
1.12 subdivision 1 while committing any other crime or any of the following acts is guilty of a​
1.13 gross misdemeanor felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five​
1.14 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both:​
1.15 (1) gaining access to a public building or government facility that is not open to the​
1.16 public;​
1.17 (2) without legal authority, directing or ordering another person to act or refrain from​
1.18 acting;​
1.19 (3) violating section 169.64, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, or the siren provisions of section​
1.20 169.68; or​
1.21 (4) operating a motor vehicle marked:​
1​Section 1.​
26-05844 as introduced​09/18/25 REVISOR KLL/EN​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4019​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: LIMMER, Holmstrom and Bahr)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6451​03/02/2026​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​

2.1 (i) with the word or words "police," "patrolman," "sheriff," "deputy," "trooper," "state​
2.2 patrol," "conservation officer," "agent," or "marshal"; or​
2.3 (ii) with any lettering, marking, or insignia, or colorable imitation thereof, including,​
2.4 but not limited to, stars, badges, or shields identifying the vehicle as a law enforcement​
2.5 vehicle, and which a reasonable person would believe is a law enforcement vehicle governed​
2.6 under section 169.98, subdivision 1.​
2.7 Subd. 3.Felony Previous violation.Whoever violates this section within five years of​
2.8 a previous violation of this section is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment​
2.9 for not more than two ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000 $20,000,​
2.10 or both.​
2​Section 1.​
26-05844 as introduced​09/18/25 REVISOR KLL/EN​