PREFILED JAN 05 2017
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REFERENCE TITLE: false reporting; classification |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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HB 2024 |
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Introduced by Representative Lawrence
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AN ACT
amending section 13‑2907.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to false reporting.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 13-2907.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
13-2907.01. False reporting to law enforcement agencies; classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make to a law enforcement agency of either this state or a political subdivision of this state a false, fraudulent or unfounded report or statement or to knowingly misrepresent a fact for the purpose of interfering with the orderly operation of a law enforcement agency or misleading a peace officer.
B. A violation of this section is a class 1 misdemeanor 4 felony.