{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.227","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 144.227","heading":"PENALTIES.","body":"Subdivision 1. False statements.\nA person who intentionally makes a false statement in a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections 144.211 to 144.2131 or 144.216 to 144.227, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or in an application for a certified vital record or who supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of a report, vital record, certificate, or amendment thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\nSubd. 2. Fraud.\nA person who, without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, willfully and knowingly makes, counterfeits, alters, obtains, possesses, uses, or sells a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections 144.211 to 144.227 or a certified certificate, vital record, or report, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 3. Birth registration.\nA person who intentionally makes a false statement in a registration required under section 144.215 or in an application for an amendment to such a registration or who intentionally supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of a registration under section 144.215 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This offense shall be prosecuted by the county attorney.","path":["HEALTH","CHAPTER 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH","VITAL RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/144.227","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:33Z","sha256":"d70467979f27ef883e66f6643fd8b291bc2cb32232e0d13640151dbddd0e2a2e","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.226","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}