Minn. Stat. § 609.507: FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE.
Where this section sits in the code
- CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS
- CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE
- CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
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.
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