Minnesota § 144.227 PENALTIES

Minnesota Statutes

§ 144.227 — PENALTIES

Minnesota § 144.227

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Ch. 144DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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Minn. Stat. § 144.227 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.False statements.
A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections144.211to144.2131or144.216to144.227, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or in an application for a certified vital record or who supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of a report, vital record, certificate, or amendment thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.Fraud.
A person who, without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, willfully and knowingly makes, counterfeits, alters, obtains, possesses, uses, or sells a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections144.211to144.227or a certified certificate, vital record, or report, is gu

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Subdivision 1.False statements.
A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections144.211to144.2131or144.216to144.227, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or in an application for a certified vital record or who supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of a report, vital record, certificate, or amendment thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 2.Fraud.
A person who, without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, willfully and knowingly makes, counterfeits, alters, obtains, possesses, uses, or sells a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections144.211to144.227or a certified certificate, vital record, or report, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Subd. 3.Birth registration.
A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a registration required under section144.215or in an application for an amendment to such a registration or who intentionally supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of a registration under section144.215is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This offense shall be prosecuted by the county attorney.