THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, SIMMONS, BOBACK, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, BROOKS, R. BROWN, BURNS, CAUSER, CUTLER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, EMRICK, EVANKOVICH, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HAHN, HARHART, HARPER, HEFFLEY, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, M. K. KELLER, W. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSHALL, METCALFE, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PETRI, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SACCONE, SAYLOR, M. SMITH, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHITE, MICOZZIE, SONNEY AND CALTAGIRONE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 14, 2012   

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for false reports to

law enforcement authorities.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 4906(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph and the

section is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 4906.  False reports to law enforcement authorities.

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(c)  Grading.--

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(3)  If the violation of subsection (a) or (b) relates to

a felony criminal investigation involving a minor child for

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whom and the person is the child's parent, the offense shall

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be graded as a felony of the third degree.

(d)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Parent."  A natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent,

guardian or custodian of a child, a person responsible for the

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child's welfare, any individual residing in the same home as the

child or a paramour of the child's parent.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.