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609.2231.11(a)
Statute ID:
16331
Statute Function ID:
34480
Assault-4th Deg-Assault Operator or Throw/Transfer Bodily Fluid or Feces on Transit Operator
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Assault (A) (Rank 6)
Detailed Offense Code:
Assault 4 (100.4)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
13A
Assault-Aggravated Assault
13B
Assault-Simple Assault
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:
Yes
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.2231.11(a)
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2013
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2013
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Assault-4th Deg-Assault Operator or Throw/Transfer Bodily Fluid or Feces on Transit Operator
Statute ID:
16331
Created:
Jul 15, 2016 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-Assault Operator or Throw/Transfer Bodily Fluid or Feces on 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:
Jul 15, 2016
(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.
