A public officer or employee who audits, allows, or pays any claim or demand made upon the state or subdivision thereof or other governmental instrumentality within the state which the public officer or employee knows is false or fraudulent in whole or in part, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 609.455
PERMITTING FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hedglin v. City of Willmar (1998)
Most recently applied in Hedglin v. City of Willmar (August 1998)
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .455; 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.