Pennsylvania HB1912 criminalizes the act of swatting, making false emergency reports via telecommunications devices.

Pennsylvania HB1912 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a section defining the offense of swatting. Swatting involves intentionally or knowingly making a false report of a crime or emergency using a telecommunications device, targeting law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical services, or 911 operators. The offense is graded based on the severity of the response, with third-degree felonies for standard cases, second-degree for cases resulting in bodily injury, and first-degree for cases causing serious bodily injury.

Pennsylvania HB1912 criminalizes the act of swatting, making false emergency reports via telecommunications devices.

Pennsylvania HB1912 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a section defining the offense of swatting. Swatting involves intentionally or knowingly making a false report of a crime or emergency using a telecommunications device, targeting law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical services, or 911 operators. The offense is graded based on the severity of the response, with third-degree felonies for standard cases, second-degree for cases resulting in bodily injury, and first-degree for cases causing serious bodily injury.