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718.6 False reports to law enforcement authorities.

A person who reports or causes to be reported false information to a fire department or a law enforcement authority, knowing that the information is false, or who reports the alleged occurrence of a criminal act knowing the same did not occur, commits a simple misdemeanor.

Section History: Early form

[R60, § 1768; C73, § 1566; C97, § 2468; S13, § 2468; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13110, 13111; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 714.31, 714.32; C71, 73, 75, 77, § 714.31, 714.32, 714.42; C79, 81, § 718.6]


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