HF1272 Interference with 911, no more guns

Mosin · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:19 pm

No idea what this one is about yet or if there was an incident that is driving this. But here it is anyhow.

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin ... ssion=ls86

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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a> 1.1 A bill for an act 
</div><a id="pl.1.2"></a> 1.2 relating to public safety; providing that interference with an emergency call 
<a id="pl.1.3"></a> 1.3 disqualifies an offender from possessing a firearm;amending Minnesota Statutes 
<a id="pl.1.4"></a> 1.4 2008, section 609.78, subdivisions 2, 3. 
<a id="pl.1.5"></a> 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
 
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a> 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.78, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
<a id="pl.1.7"></a> 1.7 Subd. 2. Interference with an emergency call; gross misdemeanor offense. (a) A 
<a id="pl.1.8"></a> 1.8 person who intentionally interrupts, disrupts, impedes, or interferes with an emergency 
<a id="pl.1.9"></a> 1.9 call or who intentionally prevents or hinders another from placing an emergency call, 
<a id="pl.1.10"></a> 1.10 and whose conduct does not result in a violation of section
<statute_ref>609.498</statute_ref>, is guilty of a gross 
<a id="pl.1.11"></a> 1.11 misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to 
<a id="pl.1.12"></a> 1.12 payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. 
<a id="pl.1.13"></a> 1.13 (b) When a person is convicted of a violation of this subdivision against a family 
<a id="pl.1.14"></a> 1.14 or household member and is determined by the court to have used a firearm in any way 
<a id="pl.1.15"></a> 1.15 during the commission of the offense, the court may order that the person is prohibited 
<a id="pl.1.16"></a> 1.16 from possessing any type of firearm for any period longer than three years or for the 
<a id="pl.1.17"></a> 1.17 remainder of the person's life. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross 
<a id="pl.1.18"></a> 1.18 misdemeanor. At the time of the conviction, the court shall inform the defendant whether 
<a id="pl.1.19"></a> 1.19 and for how long the defendant is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that it is 
<a id="pl.1.20"></a> 1.20 a gross misdemeanor to violate this paragraph. The failure of the court to provide this 
<a id="pl.1.21"></a> 1.21 information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of the firearm possession 
<a id="pl.1.22"></a> 1.22 prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant. 
<a id="pl.1.23"></a> 1.23 (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), when a person is convicted of 
<a id="pl.1.24"></a> 1.24 a violation of this subdivision and the court determines that the victim was a family or 
<a id="pl.2.1"></a> 2.1 household member, the court shall inform the defendant that the defendant is prohibited 
<a id="pl.2.2"></a> 2.2 from possessing a pistol for three years from the date of conviction and that it is a gross 
<a id="pl.2.3"></a> 2.3 misdemeanor offense to violate this prohibition. The failure of the court to provide 
<a id="pl.2.4"></a> 2.4 this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of the pistol possession 
<a id="pl.2.5"></a> 2.5 prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant. 
<a id="pl.2.6"></a> 2.6 (d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person is not entitled to 
<a id="pl.2.7"></a> 2.7 possess a pistol if the person has been convicted of a violation of this subdivision and the 
<a id="pl.2.8"></a> 2.8 court determines that the victim was a family or household member unless three years 
<a id="pl.2.9"></a> 2.9 have elapsed from the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been 
<a id="pl.2.10"></a> 2.10 convicted of any other violation of this section. Property rights may not be abated but 
<a id="pl.2.11"></a> 2.11 access may be restricted by the courts. A person who possesses a pistol in violation of this 
<a id="pl.2.12"></a> 2.12 paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 
<a id="pl.2.13"></a> 2.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes 
<a id="pl.2.14"></a> 2.14 committed on or after that date. 
 
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.15"></a> 2.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.78, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
<a id="pl.2.16"></a> 2.16 Subd. 3. Definition. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
<a id="pl.2.17"></a> 2.17 meanings given them. 
<a id="pl.2.18"></a> 2.18 (a) "Emergency call" means: 
<a id="pl.2.19"></a> 2.19 (1) a 911 call; 
<a id="pl.2.20"></a> 2.20 (2) any call for emergency medical or ambulance service; or 
<a id="pl.2.21"></a> 2.21 (3) any call for assistance from a police or fire department or for other assistance 
<a id="pl.2.22"></a> 2.22 needed in an emergency to avoid serious harm to person or property, and an emergency 
<a id="pl.2.23"></a> 2.23 exists. 
<a id="pl.2.24"></a> 2.24 (b) "Family or household member" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, 
<a id="pl.2.25"></a> 2.25 subdivision 2. 
<a id="pl.2.26"></a> 2.26 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes 
<a id="pl.2.27"></a> 2.27 committed on or after that date. 
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