1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; prohibiting falsely
1.3 	reporting police misconduct; prohibiting providing
1.4 	false information to a peace officer about the conduct
1.5 	of another; imposing criminal penalties; amending
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.505.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.505, is
1.9 	amended to read:
1.10 	609.505 FALSELY REPORTING CRIME.
1.11 		Subdivision 1.False reporting. Whoever informs a law
1.12 	enforcement officer that a crime has been committed or otherwise
1.13 	provides information to an on-duty peace officer, knowing that
1.14 	the person is a peace officer, regarding the conduct of others,
1.15 	knowing that it is false and intending that the officer shall
1.16 	act in reliance upon it, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  A person
1.17 	who is convicted a second or subsequent time under this section
1.18 	is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Reporting police misconduct. (a) Whoever
1.20 	informs, or causes information to be communicated to, a peace
1.21 	officer, whose responsibilities include investigating or
1.22 	reporting police misconduct, that a peace officer, as defined in
1.23 	section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), has committed an
1.24 	act of police misconduct, knowing that the information is false,
1.25 	is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:
1.26 	(1) up to the maximum provided for a misdemeanor if the
2.1 	false information does not allege a criminal act; or 
2.2 	(2) up to the maximum provided for a gross misdemeanor if
2.3 	the false information alleges a criminal act.
2.4 	(b) The court may order any person convicted of a violation
2.5 	of this subdivision to make full restitution of all reasonable
2.6 	expenses incurred in the investigation of the false allegation.

2.7 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.8 	Section 1 is effective August 1, 2005, and applies to
2.9 	crimes committed on or after that date.