Minn. Stat. § 609.507

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024

Section 609.507 - FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

(1) informs another person that a person has committed sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect of a child, as defined in section 260E.03;

(2) knows that the allegation is false or is without reason to believe that the alleged abuser committed the abuse or neglect; and

(3) has the intent that the information influence a child custody hearing.

Minn. Stat. § 609.507

1988 c 662 s 3

Amended by 2020SP1 Minn. Laws, ch. 2,s 8-140, eff. 8/1/2020.