{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.505","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.505","heading":"FALSELY REPORTING CRIME.","body":"Subdivision 1. False reporting.\nWhoever informs a law enforcement officer that a crime has been committed or otherwise provides information to an on-duty peace officer, knowing that the person is a peace officer, regarding the conduct of others, knowing that it is false and intending that the officer shall act in reliance upon it, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted a second or subsequent time under this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 2. Reporting police misconduct.\n(a) Whoever informs, or causes information to be communicated to, a peace officer, whose responsibilities include investigating or reporting police misconduct, that a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), has committed an act of police misconduct, knowing that the information is false, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:\n(1) up to the maximum provided for a misdemeanor if the false information does not allege a criminal act; or\n(2) up to the maximum provided for a gross misdemeanor if the false information alleges a criminal act.\n(b) The court shall order any person convicted of a violation of this subdivision to make full restitution of all reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation of the false allegation unless the court makes a specific written finding that restitution would be inappropriate under the circumstances. A restitution award may not exceed $3,000.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.505","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"eb8d65e2311537e877f2b4d783585ee51750cab2f80b48d511fca3c8131c14eb","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.504","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.5051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}