Minnesota Statutes
§ 609.77 — FALSE INFORMATION TO NEWS MEDIA
Minnesota § 609.77
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Bluebook
Minn. Stat. § 609.77 (2026).
Text
Whoever, with intent that it be published or disseminated and that it defame another person, communicates to any newspaper, magazine or other news media, any statement, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.77;1971 c 23 s 77
Nearby Sections
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§ 609.01
NAME AND CONSTRUCTION§ 609.015
SCOPE AND EFFECT§ 609.02
DEFINITIONS§ 609.025
JURISDICTION OF STATE§ 609.033
MAXIMUM PENALTIES; MISDEMEANORS§ 609.0331
MAXIMUM PENALTIES; PETTY MISDEMEANORS§ 609.04
CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE§ 609.041
PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS§ 609.045
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Minnesota § 609.77, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/609/609.77.