HB1912

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.