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 AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 12, 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 and 

the person is the child's parent, an individual residing in

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the same household as the child or an individual responsible

for the child's welfare, the offense shall 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, 

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guardian , a person responsible for the child's welfare, any

individual residing in the same home as the child or a paramour

of the child's parent or guardian or an individual involved in

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an intimate relationship with the child's parent.

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