PRINTER'S NO. 511
No. 491 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY REINARD, ARMSTRONG, BELARDI, RUBLEY, LEDERER,
HENNESSEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, STERN, HERMAN, STABACK, BARRAR,
SEMMEL, STEVENSON, FAIRCHILD, MARSICO, HARHAI, WILT,
PISTELLA, RAMOS, ROSS, NAILOR, WOGAN, KENNEY AND TRELLO,
FEBRUARY 9, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 9, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for false reports to
3 law enforcement authorities.
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 person who knowingly
10 gives false information to any law enforcement officer with
11 intent to implicate another commits a misdemeanor of the
12 [second] first degree.
13 (b) Fictitious reports.--A person commits a misdemeanor of
14 the [third] second 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
1 (2) pretends to furnish such authorities with
2 information relating to an offense or incident when he knows
3 he has no information relating to such offense or incident.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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