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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 718.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 718.6 FALSE REPORTS TOLAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIESOR 1 4 COMMUNICATIONS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITIES. 1 5 1. A person who reports or causes to be reported false 1 6 information to a fire department,ora law enforcement 1 7 authority, or other public safety entity, knowing that the 1 8 information is false, or who reports the alleged occurrence of 1 9 a criminal act knowing thesameact did not occur, commits a 1 10 simple misdemeanor, unless the alleged criminal act reported 1 11 is a serious or aggravated misdemeanor or felony, in which 1 12 case the person commits a serious misdemeanor. 1 13 2. A person who telephones an emergency 911 communications 1 14 center knowing that the person is not reporting an emergency 1 15 or otherwise needing emergency information or assistance 1 16 commits a simple misdemeanor. 1 17 3. A person who knowingly provides false information to a 1 18 law enforcement officer who enters the information on a 1 19 citation commits a simple misdemeanor, unless the criminal act 1 20 for which the citation is issued is a serious or aggravated 1 21 misdemeanor or felony, in which case the person commits a 1 22 serious misdemeanor. 1 23 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall not take effect 1 24 unless an appropriation is enacted or the state's share of the 1 25 cost is specified in accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 1 26 3. 1 27 SF 439 1 28 mk/cc/26
Text: SF00438 Text: SF00440 Text: SF00400 - SF00499 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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