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1 1 Section 1. Section 712.7, Code 2001, is amended to read as
1 2 follows:
1 3 712.7 FALSE REPORTS.
1 4 1. A person who, knowing the information to be false,
1 5 conveys or causes to be conveyed to any person any false
1 6 information concerning the placement of any incendiary or
1 7 explosive device or material or other destructive substance or
1 8 device in any place where persons or property would be
1 9 endangered commits a class "D" felony.
1 10 2. If a person commits a violation of subsection 1, and
1 11 the place where persons or property would be endangered is on
1 12 school grounds, the person commits a class "C" felony. For
1 13 the purposes of this section, "school" means a public or
1 14 nonpublic school as defined in section 280.2.
1 15 EXPLANATION
1 16 This bill relates to the criminal offense of making a false
1 17 report.
1 18 The bill provides that a person who knowingly provides
1 19 false information concerning the placement of an incendiary or
1 20 explosive device or material of other destructive substance on
1 21 school grounds commits a class "C" felony. Current law
1 22 provides that the offense is a class "D" felony. Under the
1 23 bill the term "school" means any school directly supported in
1 24 whole or in part by taxation and any nonpublic school which is
1 25 accredited or which uses licensed practitioners as
1 26 instructors.
1 27 A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement for no more
1 28 than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than
1 29 $7,500. A class "C" felony is punishable by confinement for
1 30 no more than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not
1 31 more than $10,000.
1 32 LSB 5517HH 79
1 33 jm/cls/14
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