609.455 PERMITTING FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
A public officer or employee who audits, allows, or pays any claim or demand made upon
the state or subdivision thereof or other governmental instrumentality within the state which the
public officer or employee knows is false or fraudulent in whole or in part, may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or
both.
History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.455; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444