2019 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 609 - 624 — Crimes; Expungement; Victims
Chapter 609 — Criminal Code
Section 609.77 — False Information To News Media.

Universal Citation: MN Stat § 609.77 (2019)
609.77 FALSE INFORMATION TO NEWS MEDIA.

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.

History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.77; 1971 c 23 s 77

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