{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-6.53","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 6.53","heading":"REFUSAL TO ASSIST; PENALTY.","body":"Every person who shall refuse or neglect to obey any lawful direction of the state auditor, or the auditor's deputy or assistants; withhold any information, book, record, paper, or other thing called for by the auditor for the purpose of examination; willfully obstruct or mislead the auditor in the execution of duties; or swear falsely concerning any matter stated under oath, shall be guilty of a felony, the minimum penalty whereof shall be a fine of $3,000, or imprisonment in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for one year.","path":["CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES AND DUTIES","CHAPTER 6. STATE AUDITOR"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/6.53","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:25Z","sha256":"31909b3c7cfe6f5e389b56cc3dda927017b68557e7728a655a8c6572952fc9df","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-6.52","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-6.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}