MN SF4198

Removes the three-year time limit on mandatory reporting of child maltreatment, requiring designated professionals to report known or suspected maltreatment regardless of when it occurred

Expands mandatory reporter category for clergy to include any "minister of any religion" serving with or without financial compensation, not just those employed by a religious organization

Upgrades criminal penalty from gross misdemeanor to felony for mandatory reporters who fail to report maltreatment of two or more children by the same offender, with potential imprisonment up to two years or fine up to $4,000

Removes the ten-year lookback period for the enhanced penalty involving multiple child victims, making reporters responsible for reporting patterns of abuse with no time limitation

Removes requirement that multiple child victims must be "not related to the offender" for the felony penalty to apply