626.52 SUSPICIOUS WOUNDS; REPORTING BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, “health professional” means a physician, surgeon, person authorized to engage in the practice of healing, superintendent or manager of a hospital, nurse, or pharmacist. Subd. 2. Health professionals required to report. A health professional shall immediately report, as provided under […]
626.53 REPORT BY TELEPHONE AND LETTER. Subdivision 1. Reports to sheriffs and police chiefs. The report required by section 626.52, subdivision 2, shall be made forthwith by telephone or in person, and shall be promptly supplemented by letter, enclosed in a securely sealed, postpaid envelope, addressed to the sheriff of the county in which the […]
626.54 APPLICATION OF SECTIONS 626.52 TO 626.55. The requirements of sections 626.52 to 626.55 shall not apply to a nurse employed in a hospital nor to a nurse regularly employed by a physician, surgeon, or other person practicing healing, where the employer has made a proper report in compliance therewith. History: (9950-24) 1935 c 165 […]
626.55 PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor. Any person who violates any provision of sections 626.52 to 626.55, other than section 626.52, subdivision 3, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 8 art 12 s 18] History: (9950-25) 1935 c 165 s 4; 1985 c 288 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1988 […]
626.553 GUNSHOT WOUNDS; PEACE OFFICERS, DISCHARGING FIREARMS; INVESTIGATIONS; REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Report; wounds; investigation. Upon receipt of the report required in sections 626.52 and 626.53, the sheriff or chief of police receiving the report shall determine the general cause of the wound, and upon determining that the wound was caused by an action connected with […]
626.5531 REPORTING OF CRIMES MOTIVATED BY BIAS. Subdivision 1. Reports required. A peace officer must report to the head of the officer’s department every violation of chapter 609 or a local criminal ordinance if the officer has reason to believe, or if the victim alleges, that the offender was motivated to commit the act by […]
626.5532 PURSUIT OF FLEEING SUSPECTS BY PEACE OFFICERS. Subdivision 1. Reports. If a peace officer pursues a fleeing suspect, the officer’s department head must file a notice of the incident with the commissioner of public safety within 30 days following the pursuit. A pursuit must be reported under this section if it is a pursuit […]
626.5533 REPORTING POTENTIAL WELFARE FRAUD. Subdivision 1. Reports required. A peace officer must report to the head of the officer’s department every arrest where the person arrested possesses more than one welfare electronic benefit transfer card. Each report must include all of the following: (1) the name of the suspect; (2) the suspect’s driver’s license […]
626.5534 USE OF FORCE REPORTING. Subdivision 1. Report required. A chief law enforcement officer must provide the information requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation about each incident of law enforcement use of force resulting in serious bodily injury or death, as those terms are defined in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s reporting requirements, to […]
626.557 REPORTING OF MALTREATMENT OF VULNERABLE ADULTS. Subdivision 1. Public policy. The legislature declares that the public policy of this state is to protect adults who, because of physical or mental disability or dependency on institutional services, are particularly vulnerable to maltreatment; to assist in providing safe environments for vulnerable adults; and to provide safe […]
626.5571 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADULT PROTECTION TEAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment of team. A county may establish a multidisciplinary adult protection team comprised of the director of the local welfare agency or designees, the county attorney or designees, the county sheriff or designees, and representatives of health care. In addition, representatives of mental health or other appropriate human […]
626.5572 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of section 626.557, the following terms have the meanings given them, unless otherwise specified. Subd. 2. Abuse. “Abuse” means: (a) An act against a vulnerable adult that constitutes a violation of, an attempt to violate, or aiding and abetting a violation of: (1) assault in the first […]
626.5573 NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS. A violation of sections 626.557 to 626.5572 shall be admissible as evidence of negligence, but shall not be considered negligence per se. History: 1995 c 229 art 1 s 23
