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This bill modifies Minnesota's laws regarding fleeing from a peace officer while in a motor vehicle. The bill changes the criminal classification for fleeing an officer from a felony to a gross misdemeanor for standard cases, while introducing a new felony offense for fleeing an officer in a culpably negligent manner that creates an unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm. The bill also updates driver's license revocation provisions to align with these changes, reducing some mandatory revocation periods and adding new provisions for different types of offenses. Specifically, for a first offense of fleeing an officer, the driver's license revocation period is removed, while a second or subsequent offense now results in a minimum one-year revocation. For the new culpably negligent fleeing offense, the driver's license would be revoked for two years. The bill includes a provision that these changes will take effect on August 1, 2025, and apply to crimes committed on or after that date, giving law enforcement and the judicial system time to prepare for the new classifications and penalties.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1224&ssn=0&y=2025