Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 260E.06 (2026)

Maltreatment Reporting

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Subdivision 1.Mandatory reporters.

(a) A person who knows or has reason to believe a child is being maltreated, as defined in section 260E.03, or has been maltreated within the preceding three years shall immediately report the information to the local welfare agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, police department, county sheriff, tribal social services agency, or tribal police department if the person is:

(1) a professional or professional's delegate who is engaged in the practice of the healing arts, social services, hospital administration, psychological or psychiatric treatment, child care, education, correctional supervision, probation and correctional services, or law enforcement; or

(2) employed as a member of the clergy and received the information while engaged in ministerial duties, provided that a member of the clergy is not required by this subdivision to report information that is otherwise privileged under section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

(b) "Practice of social services" for the purposes of this subdivision includes but is not limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and parenting time expeditor services.

(c) A corporation, school, nonprofit organization, religious organization, facility as defined in section 260E.03, subdivision 6, or similar entity must not have any policies, written or otherwise, that prevent or discourage a mandatory or voluntary reporter from reporting suspected or alleged maltreatment of a child in accordance with this section.

Subd. 2.Voluntary reporters.

Any person may voluntarily report to the local welfare agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, police department, county sheriff, tribal social services agency, or tribal police department if the person knows, has reason to believe, or suspects a child is being or has been maltreated.

Subd. 3.Reporting in cases where selection of spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care may cause serious danger to child's health.

If the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care, the parent, guardian, or caretaker or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 1, has a duty to report if a lack of medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health.

Subd. 4.Licensing board duty to report.

A board or other entity whose licensees perform work within a school facility, upon receiving a complaint of alleged maltreatment, shall report the alleged maltreatment to the commissioner of education.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: Jane Doe v. North Homes, Inc., 11 F.4th 633 (8th Cir. 2021).

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Jane Doe v. North Homes, Inc., 11 F.4th 633 (8th Cir. 2021). “See Minn. Stat. § 260E.06. Soon after her detainment, Devin Michael Wood—a twenty-three-year-old corrections officer for the DOC unit—“groomed and made sexual advances towards” Doe.”

State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ryan James Martens, Appellant (Minn. 2025). · cites it 82× “Resolution of this question depends on whether the mandated-reporter statute, Minn. Stat. § 260E.06, subd. 1(a) (2024), requires a therapist to file a report of maltreatment that occurred within the statute’s three-year reporting window even though the maltreated child is over…”

State of Minnesota v. Ryan James Martens (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 16× “* SYLLABUS Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 260E.06, subd. 1(a) (2022), a mandated reporter must submit a maltreatment report if the mandated reporter knows or has reason to believe that * Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn.”

Kruse v. Elk River, City of, The (D. Minnesota 2022). · cites it 6× “The District Defendants further argue that even considering the relevant duty under Minn. Stat. § 260E.06—outlining the duty applicable to educational professionals— Kruse cannot maintain her claims for negligence and wrongful death.”

Joseph Rued v. Comm'r of Human Servs. (Minn. 2024). · cites it 2× “Rued made the report as a voluntary reporter under Minnesota Statutes section 260E.06, subdivision 2 (2022). As required by Minnesota law, the County investigated whether the suspected sexual abuse had occurred and whether child protective services were needed.”

Cynthia Pitchford as Tr. for the Heirs & Next-of-Kin of D-Angelo Pitchford v. Luke A Hunter, ... (Minn. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat. § 260E.06, subd. 1(c)(1) (2024).”

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