Minnesota § 609.234 FAILURE TO REPORT

Minnesota Statutes

§ 609.234 — FAILURE TO REPORT

Minnesota § 609.234

PartCRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS

Ch. 609CRIMINAL CODE

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Minn. Stat. § 609.234 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Crime. Any mandated reporter who is required to report under section626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section626.5572, subdivision 15, and who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:

(1)intentionally fails to make a report;

(2)knowingly provides information which is false, deceptive, or misleading; or

(3)intentionally fails to provide all of the material circumstances surrounding the incident which are known to the reporter when the report is made. Subd. 2.Increased penalty. It is a gross misdemeanor for a person who is mandated to report under section626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section626.55

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Subdivision 1.Crime.
Any mandated reporter who is required to report under section626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section626.5572, subdivision 15, and who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) intentionally fails to make a report;
(2) knowingly provides information which is false, deceptive, or misleading; or
(3) intentionally fails to provide all of the material circumstances surrounding the incident which are known to the reporter when the report is made.

Subd. 2.Increased penalty.
It is a gross misdemeanor for a person who is mandated to report under section626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section626.5572, subdivision 15, to intentionally fail to make a report if:
(1) the person knows the maltreatment caused or contributed to the death or great bodily harm of a vulnerable adult; and
(2) the failure to report causes or contributes to the death or great bodily harm of a vulnerable adult or protects the mandated reporter's interests.