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  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.  3404
02/17/2026     Authored by Klevorn, Bahner, Moller, Gomez, Acomb and others
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy
03/02/2026     Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
04/13/2026     Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register
  Read for the Second Time
04/23/2026     Calendar for the Day
  Read for the Third Time
  Passed by the House and transmitted to the Senate
05/13/2026     Passed by the Senate and returned to the House
05/14/2026     Presented to Governor
05/18/2026     Governor Approval
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace
1.3officer; establishing the crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing
1.4a firearm; establishing enhanced penalties for committing an offense while
1.5impersonating a peace officer; requiring individuals presenting as peace officers
1.6to identify themselves as peace officers; establishing criminal penalties; amending
1.7Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751, is amended to read:
1.10609.4751 IMPERSONATING A PEACE OFFICER.
1.11Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor Intent to mislead. Whoever falsely impersonates a peace
1.12officer with intent to mislead another into believing that the impersonator is actually an
1.13officer is guilty of a misdemeanor felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
1.14more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both.
1.15Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanor Buildings; vehicles. Whoever violates subdivision 1
1.16while committing any of the following acts is guilty of a gross misdemeanor felony and
1.17may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of
1.18not more than $10,000, or both:
1.19(1) gaining access to a public building or government facility that is not open to the
1.20public;
1.21(2) without legal authority, directing or ordering another person to act or refrain from
1.22acting;
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2.1      (3) violating section 169.64, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, or the siren provisions of section
2.2  169.68; or
2.3      (4) operating a motor vehicle marked:
2.4      (i) marked with the word or words "police," "patrolman," "sheriff," "deputy," "trooper,"
2.5  "state patrol," "conservation officer," "agent," or "marshal"; or
2.6      (ii) marked with any lettering, marking, or insignia, or colorable imitation thereof,
2.7  including, but not limited to, stars, badges, or shields identifying the vehicle as a law
2.8  enforcement vehicle, and which a reasonable person would believe is a law enforcement
2.9  vehicle governed under section 169.98, subdivision 1.; or
2.10     (iii) displaying equipment commonly attached to law enforcement vehicles, or a facsimile
2.11 of such equipment, in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the motor
2.12 vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle governed under section 169.98, subdivision 1.
2.13     Subd. 3. Felony Previous violation; possession of a firearm. (a) Whoever violates this
2.14 section within five years of a previous violation of this section is guilty of a felony and may
2.15 be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two ten years or to payment of a fine of
2.16 not more than $4,000 $20,000, or both.
2.17     (b) Whoever violates this section while in possession of a firearm is guilty of a felony
2.18 and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine
2.19 of not more than $20,000, or both.
2.20     Subd. 4. Crime committed while impersonating an officer; enhanced penalties. (a)
2.21 A person who commits a crime other than a violation of this section while falsely
2.22 impersonating a peace officer with intent to mislead another into believing that the
2.23 impersonator is actually an officer may be sentenced as follows:
2.24     (1) if the crime committed is a misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor;
2.25     (2) if the crime committed is a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and
2.26 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of
2.27 not more than $15,000, or both; and
2.28     (3) if the crime committed is a felony, the statutory maximum for the crime is five years
2.29 longer than the statutory maximum for the underlying crime.
2.30     (b) An enhanced penalty imposed under this subdivision does not preclude prosecution
2.31 under any other provision of this section.
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3.1      Subd. 5. Duty to identify. (a) A law enforcement officer must identify the law
3.2  enforcement agency or other entity employing the individual, the individual's last name,
3.3  and the individual's identification number if the individual is:
3.4      (1) licensed by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training;
3.5      (2) an officer employed by a federally recognized Tribe, as defined in United States
3.6  Code, title 25, section 450b(e);
3.7      (3) a peace officer of a state adjoining Minnesota exercising authority pursuant to section
3.8  626.77; or
3.9      (4) an officer from another jurisdiction providing mutual assistance under the terms of
3.10 an emergency management assistance compact entered into pursuant to section 192.89 or
3.11 a mutual aid arrangement or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to section 12.21.
3.12     (b) A law enforcement officer satisfies the requirements in paragraph (a) if:
3.13     (1) the officer wears a uniform that clearly identifies the law enforcement agency or
3.14 other entity employing the officer and displays any combination of a badge, nameplate,
3.15 identification patch, or other label that clearly identifies the officer's last name and
3.16 identification number;
3.17     (2) the officer wears body armor or a protective suit for the purposes of crowd control
3.18 or participation as a member of a special weapons and tactics team, and displays any
3.19 combination of a badge, nameplate, identification patch, or other label that clearly identifies
3.20 the law enforcement agency or other entity employing the officer and the officer's
3.21 identification number; or
3.22     (3) upon request, the officer states the required information or provides a card that
3.23 includes the required information.
3.24     (c) Nothing in this subdivision requires an undercover peace officer to reveal the
3.25 undercover peace officer's identity unless the undercover peace officer is detaining a person,
3.26 arresting a person, or executing a warrant.
3.27     (d) Failure by a peace officer to comply with the requirements of this subdivision does
3.28 not make an arrest unlawful and must not be the basis to suppress any evidence identified
3.29 or seized following an arrest.
3.30     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
3.31 committed on or after that date.
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