Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4664: Certain actions by public officers and employees clarified to constitute misconduct, penalty for repeated misconduct increased, statute of limitations increased, and offense of public misconduct made ineligible for automatic expungement.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to fraud prevention; clarifying that certain actions by public officers and employees constitute misconduct; increasing the penalty for repeated misconduct of public officer or employee; increasing the statute of limitations for misconduct of public officer or employee; making the offense of public misconduct of public officer or employee ineligible for automatic expungement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.978, subdivision 3; 609.43; 609A.015, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 628.26.
From the introduced text, March 25, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to fraud prevention; clarifying that certain actions by public officers and employees constitute misconduct; increasing the penalty for repeated misconduct of public officer or employee; increasing the statute of limitations for misconduct of public officer or employee; making the offense of public misconduct of public officer or employee ineligible for automatic expungement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.978, subdivision 3; 609.43; 609A.015, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 628.26. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.978, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. Penalties. (a) If a person refuses or neglects to obey any lawful direction of the legislative auditor, a deputy or assistant, or withholds any information, book, record, paper or other document called for by the legislative auditor for the purpose of examination, after having been lawfully required by order or subpoena, upon application by the auditor, a judge of the district court in the county where the order or subpoena was made returnable shall compel obedience or punish disobedience as for contempt, as in the case of a similar order or subpoena issued by the court. (b) A person who swears falsely concerning any matter stated under oath is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. new text begin [ADDED: (c) A public officer or employee, as defined in section 609.415, …