Section 609.507 — Falsely Reporting Child Abuse.

MN Stat § 609.507 (2019) (N/A)
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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 626.556, subdivision 2;

(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.

History: 1988 c 662 s 3