{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.234","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.234","heading":"FAILURE TO REPORT.","body":"Subdivision 1. Crime.\nAny mandated reporter who is required to report under section 626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 15, and who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:\n(1) intentionally fails to make a report;\n(2) knowingly provides information which is false, deceptive, or misleading; or\n(3) intentionally fails to provide all of the material circumstances surrounding the incident which are known to the reporter when the report is made.\nSubd. 2. Increased penalty.\nIt is a gross misdemeanor for a person who is mandated to report under section 626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 15, to intentionally fail to make a report if:\n(1) the person knows the maltreatment caused or contributed to the death or great bodily harm of a vulnerable adult; and\n(2) the failure to report causes or contributes to the death or great bodily harm of a vulnerable adult or protects the mandated reporter's interests.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.234","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"262c0def418c1553445785c539dbefdce90df23abebbfbe42e1d4f02621d2f14","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.2336","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}