25.0500.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Vetter, Christianson, Murphy, Dockter, Hauck, D. Johnston, Koppelman,
Jonas, Motschenbacher
Senators Paulson, Luick
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12.1-11-03 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to false information or false reports to law enforcement; and to provide a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-11-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
12.1-11-03. False information or report to law enforcement officers or security
officials.
A person
1.An individual is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that personindividual:
1.a.Gives false information or a false report to a law enforcement officer which that
personindividual knows to be false, and the information or report may interfere
with an investigation or may materially mislead a law enforcement officer; or
2.b.Falsely reports to a law enforcement officer or other security official the
occurrence of a crime of violence or other incident calling for an emergency
response when that personindividual knows that the incident did not occur.
"Security official" means a public servant responsible for averting or dealing
withhandling emergencies involving public safety.
2.A law enforcement officer having knowledge of or reasonable cause to suspect an
individual has provided false information or a false report to a law enforcement officer
or security official shall report the information to the state's attorney of the county in
which the violation occurs.
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