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.
Minn. Stat. § 6.53
REFUSAL TO ASSIST; PENALTY.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State, Office of the State Auditor v. Minnesota Ass'n of Professional Employees (1993)
Most recently applied in State, Office of the State Auditor v. Minnesota Ass'n of Professional Employees (August 1993)
(3284) 1913 c 555 s 11; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.