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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, LOGAN, BOSCOLA, TARTAGLIONE AND HUGHES, NOVEMBER 10, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, |
3 | further providing for the offense of false reports to law |
4 | enforcement authorities. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 4906(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania |
8 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs to read: |
9 | § 4906. False reports to law enforcement authorities. |
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11 | (c) Grading.-- |
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13 | (3) If the violation of subsection (a) or (b) relates to |
14 | a false report of kidnapping, as defined in section 2901 |
15 | (relating to kidnapping), the offense shall be granted one |
16 | step greater than that set forth in the applicable |
17 | subsection. |
18 | (4) A person who files a false police report commits a |
19 | summary offense and shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to |
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1 | exceed $1,000 to include the costs of the manpower used to |
2 | process the report. For a second or subsequent offense, a |
3 | fine in the amount of $2,500 shall be imposed. |
4 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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