Minnesota HF4126 modifies mandatory reporting requirements and penalties for failure to report child maltreatment.

Minnesota HF4126 modifies the requirements for mandatory reports of child maltreatment and adjusts the criminal penalties for failing to report such cases. It specifies that individuals who know or have reason to believe a child has been maltreated and fail to report it are guilty of a gross misdemeanor. If the failure to report involves multiple children maltreated by the same offender within ten years, the penalty is a gross misdemeanor felony.

Minnesota HF4126 modifies mandatory reporting requirements and penalties for failure to report child maltreatment.

Minnesota HF4126 modifies the requirements for mandatory reports of child maltreatment and adjusts the criminal penalties for failing to report such cases. It specifies that individuals who know or have reason to believe a child has been maltreated and fail to report it are guilty of a gross misdemeanor. If the failure to report involves multiple children maltreated by the same offender within ten years, the penalty is a gross misdemeanor felony.