Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3937: Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties for committing an offense while impersonating established, and individuals presenting as peace officers required to identify themselves.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer; establishing the crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm; establishing enhanced penalties for committing an offense while impersonating a peace officer; requiring individuals presenting as peace officers to identify themselves as peace officers; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751.
From the introduced text, March 3, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer; establishing the crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm; establishing enhanced penalties for committing an offense while impersonating a peace officer; requiring individuals presenting as peace officers to identify themselves as peace officers; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751, is amended to read: 609.4751 IMPERSONATING A PEACE OFFICER. Subdivision 1. deleted text begin Misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: Intent to mislead] new text end . Whoever falsely impersonates a peace officer with intent to mislead another into believing that the impersonator is actually an officer is guilty of a deleted text begin misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both] new text end . Subd. 2. deleted text begin Gross misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin [ vehicles] new text end . Whoever violates subdivision 1 while committing any of the following acts is guilty of a deleted text begin gross misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to …