Classifies falsely reporting incidents to bring about a large police response as a felony.

This bill amends the penal law to classify falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location as a felony offense under the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree. The bill specifies that knowingly reporting false information that is likely to cause public alarm or inconvenience is punishable as a class E felony. The changes will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law.

Classifies falsely reporting incidents to bring about a large police response as a felony.

This bill amends the penal law to classify falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location as a felony offense under the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree. The bill specifies that knowingly reporting false information that is likely to cause public alarm or inconvenience is punishable as a class E felony. The changes will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law.