PRINTER'S NO. 2453
No. 1756 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, HOLL, LEMMOND, AFFLERBACH, JONES, O'PAKE, SALVATORE, HOPPER AND MELLOW, AUGUST 23, 1990
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, AUGUST 23, 1990
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting an intentional false 3 report of child abuse; and imposing penalties. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 4906 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 4906. False reports to law enforcement authorities. 9 (a) Falsely incriminating another.--[A] Except as provided 10 in subsection (c), a person who knowingly gives false 11 information to any law enforcement officer with intent to 12 implicate another commits a misdemeanor of the second degree. 13 (b) Fictitious reports.--A person commits a misdemeanor of 14 the third degree if he: 15 (1) reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or 16 other incident within their concern knowing that it did not 17 occur; or 18 (2) pretends to furnish such authorities with
1 information relating to an offense or incident when he knows 2 he has no information relating to such offense or incident. 3 (c) False reporting of child abuse.--A person who knowingly 4 gives a false report of child abuse to an official commits a 5 misdemeanor of the third degree. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. F18L18JAM/19900S1756B2453 - 2 -