Bill Text: PA HB1232 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for the offense of false reports to law enforcement authorities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-08 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB1232 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1232-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1465
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1232 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY CREIGHTON, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, EVERETT, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KOTIK, MELIO, MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, READSHAW, ROCK, SIPTROTH, SWANGER AND WATERS, APRIL 8, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 8, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
false reports to law enforcement authorities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4906 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 4906. False reports to law enforcement authorities.
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(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection:
"Law enforcement authorities." The term includes, but is not
limited to, persons who are employed to provide child protective
services as defined under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303(a) (relating to
definitions) while acting within the scope of their employment.
"Other incident." The term includes, but is not limited to,
child abuse as defined under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303(b) (relating to
definitions).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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