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§ 617.22 CONCEALING BIRTH.

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MN Code › Part 609_624 › Chapter 617 › Section 617.22

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Any person who attempts to conceal the birth of a child by any disposition of its dead body, when the child died after its birth, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not apply to the disposition of remains resulting from an abortion or miscarriage.

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