Establishes the false reporting survivors act, creating crimes for aggravated falsely reporting incidents.
The bill establishes the false reporting survivors act, which creates the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees. These crimes apply when a person falsely reports an incident with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person based on a belief or perception regarding certain characteristics. The bill also authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without a warrant, provided there is independent evidence of fabrication.
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