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609.765.2
Statute ID:
16296
Statute Function ID:
34444
Criminal Defamation-Acts
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Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Other Person (OP) (Rank 9)
Detailed Offense Code:
Person Offense (199)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.765.2
Enactment Date:
May 19, 2016
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2016
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Criminal Defamation-Acts
Statute ID:
16296
Created:
Jul 15, 2016 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Nov 20, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
2023 Subd. 1 Revisor Instruction 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16. Changed "one year" to "364 days"
Summary Text:
Criminal Defamation-Acts
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/765.html
Legislative Session:
2016 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Nov 20, 2023
Whoever with knowledge of its false and defamatory character orally, in writing or by any other means, communicates any false and defamatory matter to a third person without the consent of the person defamed is guilty of criminal defamation and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
