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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 332 Establishes a Four-Year Felony Penalty for Culpably Negligent Motor Vehicle Flight from Peace Officers
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and PolicySponsors: Elliott Engen and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House Bill 332 creates a new felony offense for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle in a , carrying a penalty of up to four years in prison, an $8,000 fine, or both, effective August 1, 2025. The measure also mandates a minimum four-year driver's license revocation for anyone convicted of this specific offense.
Drivers convicted of evading law enforcement with conscious disregard for human life face harsher incarceration terms, steeper financial penalties, and extended driving prohibitions starting August 1, 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drivers convicted of fleeing law enforcement
Individuals convicted of fleeing a peace officer in a culpably negligent manner face felony imprisonment terms, fines up to $8,000, and a mandatory minimum four-year driver's license revocation.
Commissioner of Public Safety
The commissioner is required to revoke driver's licenses upon receiving a certificate of conviction for the new offense.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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