Bill Text: MN SF813 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Terroristic threats crime modification to violent threats
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-11 - Withdrawn and returned to author [SF813 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF813-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public safety; changing terminology in the terroristic threats crime;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.713.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.713, is amended to read:
1.6609.713TERRORISTIC VIOLENT THREATS.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Threaten violence; intent toterrorize cause extreme fear.
1.8Whoever threatens, directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose
1.9toterrorize cause extreme fear in another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of
1.10assembly, vehicle or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause serious public
1.11inconvenience, or in a reckless disregard of the risk of causing suchterror extreme fear
1.12 or inconvenience may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to
1.13payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. As used in this subdivision, "crime
1.14of violence" has the meaning given "violent crime" in section609.1095, subdivision 1 ,
1.15paragraph (d).
1.16 Subd. 2. Communicates toterrorize cause extreme fear. Whoever communicates
1.17to another with purpose toterrorize cause extreme fear in another or in reckless disregard
1.18of the risk of causing suchterror extreme fear, that explosives or an explosive device or
1.19any incendiary device is present at a named place or location, whether or not the same
1.20is in fact present, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to
1.21payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
1.22 Subd. 3. Display replica of firearm. (a) Whoever displays, exhibits, brandishes,
1.23or otherwise employs a replica firearm or a BB gun in a threatening manner, may be
2.1sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine
2.2of not more than $3,000, or both, if, in doing so, the person either:
2.3(1) causes or attempts to causeterror extreme fear in another person; or
2.4(2) acts in reckless disregard of the risk of causingterror extreme fear in another
2.5person.
2.6(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
2.7(1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch
2.8or less in diameter; and
2.9(2) "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous
2.10weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol,
2.11revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other
2.12firearm. The term replica firearm includes, but is not limited to, devices or objects that
2.13are designed to fire only blanks.
2.14 Sec. 2. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
2.15In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change
2.16references to "terroristic threats" when that term is referring to Minnesota Statutes, section
2.17609.713, to "violent threats."
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.713.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.713, is amended to read:
1.6609.713
1.7 Subdivision 1. Threaten violence; intent to
1.8Whoever threatens, directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose
1.9to
1.10assembly, vehicle or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause serious public
1.11inconvenience, or in a reckless disregard of the risk of causing such
1.12 or inconvenience may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to
1.13payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. As used in this subdivision, "crime
1.14of violence" has the meaning given "violent crime" in section
1.15paragraph (d).
1.16 Subd. 2. Communicates to
1.17to another with purpose to
1.18of the risk of causing such
1.19any incendiary device is present at a named place or location, whether or not the same
1.20is in fact present, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to
1.21payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
1.22 Subd. 3. Display replica of firearm. (a) Whoever displays, exhibits, brandishes,
1.23or otherwise employs a replica firearm or a BB gun in a threatening manner, may be
2.1sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine
2.2of not more than $3,000, or both, if, in doing so, the person either:
2.3(1) causes or attempts to cause
2.4(2) acts in reckless disregard of the risk of causing
2.5person.
2.6(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
2.7(1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch
2.8or less in diameter; and
2.9(2) "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous
2.10weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol,
2.11revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other
2.12firearm. The term replica firearm includes, but is not limited to, devices or objects that
2.13are designed to fire only blanks.
2.14 Sec. 2. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
2.15In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change
2.16references to "terroristic threats" when that term is referring to Minnesota Statutes, section
2.17609.713, to "violent threats."
