Minn. Stat. § 609.507

FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE.

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).

1988 c 662 s 3; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 140

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

(1) informs another person that a person has committed sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect of a child, as defined in section 260E.03 ;

(2) knows that the allegation is false or is without reason to believe that the alleged abuser committed the abuse or neglect; and

(3) has the intent that the information influence a child custody hearing.

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.