REFERENCE TITLE: child abuse; false reporting; felony |
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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HB 2656 |
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Introduced by Representatives Townsend, Benally: Finchem, Thorpe
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AN ACT
amending section 13‑2907.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to offenses against public order.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 13-2907.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
13-2907.02. False reporting of child abuse or neglect; classification
A person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false report of child abuse or neglect knowing the report is false or a person who coerces another person to make a false report of child abuse or neglect knowing the report is false is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor 6 felony.