1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crimes; making it a crime to falsely report police misconduct to 
1.3 	a person whose responsibilities include investigating or reporting police 
1.4 	misconduct; prescribing penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.5 	609.505, subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.505, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Reporting police misconduct. (a) Whoever informs, or causes information 
1.9 	to be communicated to, a peace officer, whose responsibilities include investigating or 
1.10 	reporting police misconduct, or other person working under the authority of a chief law 
1.11 	enforcement officer, whose responsibilities include investigating or reporting police 
1.12 	misconduct, that a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 
1.13 	has committed an act of police misconduct, knowing that the information is false, is guilty 
1.14 	of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:
1.15 	(1) up to the maximum provided for a misdemeanor if the false information does not 
1.16 	allege a criminal act; or
1.17 	(2) up to the maximum provided for a gross misdemeanor if the false information 
1.18 	alleges a criminal act.
1.19 	(b) The court shall order any person convicted of a violation of this subdivision 
1.20 	to make full restitution of all reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation of the 
1.21 	false allegation unless the court makes a specific written finding that restitution would be 
1.22 	inappropriate under the circumstances. A restitution award may not exceed $3,000.

1.23 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.1 	Section 1 is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes committed on or after 
2.2 	that date.