MINNEAPOLIS (KARE 11) – Aug. 1 brings a plethora of new and revised laws into effect in Minnesota, including new statutes materialized in direct response to the murder of Speaker Emirata Melissa Hortman and the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman last summer.
Read about some of the new legislation below, and visit the Minnesota House of Representatives’ website for an exhaustive list of laws and their summaries.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Impersonating a peace officer: Penalties increase going forward for any person convicted of impersonating a peace officer. The crime has now been elevated from a misdemeanor to a felony, with a max penalty of two years imprisonment “if an offender does so intending to mislead another person, but taking no further action.”
The new law also states peace officers must identify their employer and provide identifying information like their name and ID number when stopping, detaining or arresting someone…