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609.2231.11
Statute ID:
14643
Statute Function ID:
31739
Assault-4th Deg-Transit Operator
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Statute Number:
609.2231.11
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2013
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2013
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Assault-4th Deg-Transit Operator
Statute ID:
14643
Created:
Jul 10, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Nov 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
2023 Subd. 1 Revisor Instruction 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16. Changed "one year" to "364 days"
Summary Text:
Assault-4th Deg-Transit Operator
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/2231.html
Legislative Session:
2013 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Nov 20, 2023
(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if (1) the person assaults a transit operator, or intentionally throws or otherwise transfers bodily fluids onto a transit operator; and (2) the transit operator is acting in the course of the operator's duties and is operating a transit vehicle, aboard a transit vehicle, or otherwise responsible for a transit vehicle. A person convicted under this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "transit operator" means a driver or operator of a transit vehicle that is used to provide any of the following services: (1) public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7; (2) light rail transit service; (3) special transportation service under section 473.386, whether provided by the Metropolitan Council or by other providers under contract with the council; or (4) commuter rail service.
