1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; repealing crime of falsely reporting police misconduct;
1.3 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.505, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REPEALER.
 1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.505, subdivision 2, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 20-9007 

609.505 FALSELY REPORTING CRIME.Subd. 2.Reporting police misconduct. 
(a) Whoever informs, or causes information to be communicated to, a peace officer, whose responsibilities include investigating or reporting police misconduct, that a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), has committed an act of police misconduct, knowing that the information is false, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows: 

(1) up to the maximum provided for a misdemeanor if the false information does not allege a criminal act; or 

(2) up to the maximum provided for a gross misdemeanor if the false information alleges a criminal act. 

(b) The court shall order any person convicted of a violation of this subdivision to make full restitution of all reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation of the false allegation unless the court makes a specific written finding that restitution would be inappropriate under the circumstances. A restitution award may not exceed $3,000.