Making False Reports; Defined and Punished

A person commits a misdemeanor who: (a) knowingly gives false information to any law enforcement officer with intent to induce such officer to believe that another person has committed an offense; (b) reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or other incident within their concern knowing that it did not occur, or (c) makes a report which purports to furnish law enforcement authorities with information relating to an offense or incident when he knows that he has no such information. SOURCE: cf. Guam § 170; M.P.C. § 241.5, Cal. § 1178 (1971); *Mass. ch. 268, § 4; N.J. § 2C:28-4. COMMENT: Section 55.25 generalizes former § 170. It might be noted that unlike § 52.30, the Section here includes all false information, both written and oral.