1997 Minnesota Statutes

     260.315 Contributing to need for protection or services 
  or delinquency. 

    Any person who by act, word, or omission encourages, 
 causes, or contributes to the need for protection or services or 
 delinquency of a child, or to a child's status as a juvenile 
 petty offender, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  This section does 
 not apply to licensed social service agencies and outreach 
 workers who, while acting within the scope of their professional 
 duties, provide services to runaway children. 

    HIST: (8662) 1917 c 397 s 27; 1927 c 192 s 7; 1953 c 436 s 1; 
 1983 c 217 s 1; 1984 c 588 s 3; 1988 c 673 s 36; 1989 c 208 s 5