Minnesota § 609.645 - FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.645 — FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.645. FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS
Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both:
(1) circulates or publishes a false statement, oral or written, relating to a corporation, association, or individual, intending thereby to give a false apparent value to securities issued or to be issued by, or to the property of, such corporation, association, or individual; or
(2) makes a false ship's or airplane's manifest, invoice, register, or protest.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.645; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 609.645 ("FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS") 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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