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299J.07
Statute ID:
246
Statute Function ID:
17945
Pipeline safety-penalties for failing to report emergency release
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Environmental Regulation (911)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
299J.07
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Pipeline safety-penalties for failing to report emergency release
Statute ID:
246
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
May 26, 2010 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Pipeline safety-penalties for failing to report emergency release
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/299J/07.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
May 26, 2010
Subdivision 1. A pipeline operator shall immediately report by telephone to the emergency response center established by the commissioner of public safety an emergency release from the operator's pipeline or LNG facility. Subd. 2. (a) An employee of a pipeline operator who has responsibility to make the report under subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony if: (1) the employee knows or has reason to know that an emergency release exists; (2) the employee does not immediately report the release to the commissioner of public safety; and (3) the emergency release causes the death of an individual or great bodily harm as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8. (b) A person convicted under this subdivision may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years or payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both.