{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.65","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.65","heading":"FALSE CERTIFICATION BY NOTARY PUBLIC.","body":"Whoever, when acting or purporting to act as a notary public or other public officer, certifies falsely that an instrument has been acknowledged or that any other act was performed by a party appearing before the actor or that as such notary public or other public officer the actor performed any other official act may be sentenced as follows:\n(1) if the actor so certifies with intent to injure or defraud, to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both; or\n(2) in any other case, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","FORGERY AND RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.65","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"e16ec65c7f7cd6e52886588e3074d992d56a072928346d73be09be01e5c0ee9d","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.645","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.651"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}