Any person who fails or refuses to provide for instruction of a child of whom the person has legal custody, and who is required by section 120A.22, subdivision 5, to receive instruction, when notified so to do by a truant officer or other official, or any person who induces or attempts to induce any child unlawfully to be absent from school, or who knowingly harbors or employs, while school is in session, any child unlawfully absent from school, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Any fines collected shall be paid into the county treasury for the benefit of the school district in which the offense is committed.
Ex1959 c 71 art 8 s 20; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 178 s 8; 1989 c 296 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 14 s 14; 1995 c 226 art 3 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 56,58; art 11 s 3; 2002 c 220 art 6 s 7
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar
Section 120A.01 — Citation, Education Code.
Section 120A.02 — Department Of Education.
Section 120A.03 — Mission Statement.
Section 120A.05 — Definitions.
Section 120A.10 — School Law Questions To Attorney General.
Section 120A.20 — Admission To Public School.
Section 120A.21 — Enrollment Of A Student In Foster Care.
Section 120A.22 — Compulsory Instruction.
Section 120A.26 — Enforcement And Prosecution.
Section 120A.32 — Officers, Teachers; Neglect Of Duty; Penalty.
Section 120A.34 — Violations; Penalties.
Section 120A.35 — Absence From School For Religious Observance.
Section 120A.36 — School Attendance.
Section 120A.38 — Classroom Placement; Parent Discretion.
Section 120A.40 — School Calendar.
Section 120A.41 — Length Of School Year; Hours Of Instruction.
Section 120A.414 — E-learning Days.