PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2777 PRINTER'S NO. 3289
No. 2140 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, BOOK, J. TAYLOR, BLAUM, BOWLEY, GLADECK,
ACOSTA, BURD, JADLOWIEC, SCHEETZ, MRKONIC, TRELLO, BATTISTO,
KUKOVICH, GAMBLE, GEIST, JOHNSON, HERMAN, SHOWERS, ARTY,
BUNT, GODSHALL, PHILLIPS, FARMER, COLE, SAURMAN, FOX, McHALE,
MELIO, D. W. SNYDER, WOGAN, SEMMEL, MICOZZIE, DeLUCA, CLYMER,
KENNEY, RAYMOND, CIVERA, NAHILL, TIGUE, PRESTON, PERZEL,
MERRY, HAYDEN, DUFFY, FLICK, KASUNIC, KOSINSKI, STAIRS,
MAYERNIK, BORTNER, STABACK, HERSHEY, OLASZ, E. Z. TAYLOR,
MICHLOVIC, VEON, RICHARDSON, COLAFELLA AND LANGTRY,
JANUARY 27, 1988
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 12, 1988
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, increasing the penalties for false
3 reports to 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 [second
12 degree] first degree.
13 (b) Fictitious reports.--A person commits a misdemeanor of
14 the [third degree] first SECOND degree if he: <--
1 (1) reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or
2 other incident within their concern knowing that it did not
3 occur; or
4 (2) pretends to furnish such authorities with
5 information relating to an offense or incident when he knows
6 he has no information relating to such offense or incident.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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