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.
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