Bill Text: PA SB1132 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of false reports to law enforcement authorities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-10 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB1132 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB1132-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1132 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, LOGAN, BOSCOLA, TARTAGLIONE AND HUGHES, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation,
further providing for the offense of false reports to law
enforcement authorities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4906(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs to read:
§ 4906. False reports to law enforcement authorities.
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(c) Grading.--
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(3) If the violation of subsection (a) or (b) relates to
a false report of kidnapping, as defined in section 2901
(relating to kidnapping), the offense shall be granted one
step greater than that set forth in the applicable
subsection.
(4) A person who files a false police report commits a
summary offense and shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to
exceed $1,000 to include the costs of the manpower used to
process the report. For a second or subsequent offense, a
fine in the amount of $2,500 shall be imposed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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