§ 609.234 — Failure to Report
Plain-Language Summary
People who are required by law to report suspected abuse of vulnerable adults commit a crime if they intentionally fail to report, provide false information, or leave out important facts. Basic failure to report is a misdemeanor. It becomes a gross misdemeanor if the person knew the abuse caused death or great bodily harm and the failure to report contributes to further harm.
609.234 FAILURE TO REPORT.
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Subdivision 1.Crime.
Any mandated reporter who is required to report under section 626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section 626.5572, 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 section 626.557, who knows or has reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, as defined in section 626.5572, 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.
History:
History: History:
1995 c 229 art 2 s 6