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FALSE REPORTING TO AUTHORITIES
Sections:
9.06.010 False reporting to authorities.
9.06.020 False information during investigation.
9.06.010 False reporting to authorities.
A. It is unlawful for any person to report the existence of a fire or other
emergency to the police, fire department or any other agency empowered to deal
with an emergency involving risk or injury to persons or property, when such
person knows the report to be false. For purposes of this subsection, fire department
means any fire protection district or firefighting agency of the state, county
or municipality, whether the employees or officers of such agency are volunteers
or receive compensation for their services as firemen, or both.
B. It is unlawful for any person to report or cause to be reported to any police
agency any information concerning the commission of any offense or other incident,
which would require police action, when:
1. He knows that no such offense or other incident has occurred; or
2. He knows the information is false.
C. This section does not apply to reports of the existence or placement of a
bomb or other explosive in any public or private place or vehicle designed for
transportation of persons or property.
D. Any person convicted of a violation of this section or any person who enters
a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of this section or is placed
on a deferred judgment and sentence for a violation of this section shall be
responsible for the payment of any extraordinary expenses incurred by a law
enforcement agency or a fire department as a result of such violation up to
a maximum of two thousand dollars. "Extraordinary expenses" means
any cost relating to a violation of the provisions of this section, including,
but not limited to overtime wages for officers, firefighters, and rescue specialists,
operating expenses of any equipment utilized as a result of such violation and
costs relating to any laboratory testing or medical examinations conducted.
(Ord. O-2001-34 § 1; Ord. O-94-33 § 6, 1994; Ord. O-74-1 § 1
(part), 1974).
9.06.020 False information during investigation.
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a false statement or otherwise
provide false information or to give a false name and/or address or to display
any false identification to a police officer or fireman, when said police officer
or fireman, while acting in his official capacity, is conducting an investigation
into the commission or alleged commission of a crime or traffic violation or
if there is reasonable cause to believe that a crime or traffic violation is
being or has been committed. (Ord. O-84-64 § 1, 1984).
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