Minnesota § 29.205 - FAILURE TO KEEP REGISTERS; FALSE ENTRY THEREIN

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§ 29.205. FAILURE TO KEEP REGISTERS; FALSE ENTRY THEREIN

Any person who fails to keep such record or causes to be entered or recorded any false, untruthful, deceptive, or misleading statement or data in any register required to be kept by sections 29.201 to 29.205, or who changes, alters, destroys, mutilates, injures, secretes, conceals, or withholds from inspection any such register, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This misdemeanor shall be deemed separate, apart from, and in addition to, any other crime or offense against the law committed by such person in connection with such transaction.

History:

(6240-21) 1927 c 319 s 3

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 29.205 ("FAILURE TO KEEP REGISTERS; FALSE ENTRY THEREIN") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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