(a) As used in this section, 'report' means any communication, either written or oral, sworn or unsworn.(b) A person commits the offense of filing a false report if he or she files a report with any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office of any alleged criminal wrongdoing on the part of another person knowing that the report is false.(c)(1) Filing a false report is a Class D felony if: (A) The alleged criminal wrongdoing is a capital offense, Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony;(B) The law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office to whom the false report is made has expended in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in order to investigate the false report, including the costs of labor;(C) Physical injury results to any person as a result of the false report;(D) The false report is made in an effort by the person filing the false report to conceal his or her own criminal activity;(E) The false report results in another person being arrested; or(F) The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share (F) The false report alleges another person purposely selected the victim of a crime because the victim was a member of or was associated with a recognizable and identifiable group or class who share mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics, for the purpose of delayed release under § 5-4-405.(2) Otherwise, filing a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.Amended by Act 2021, No. 681,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.Acts 1989, No. 690, §§ 1-3; 2007, No. 827, § 46.
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