718.6 False reports to or communications with public safety entities. 1. A person who reports or causes to be reported false information to a fire department, a law enforcement authority, or other public safety entity, knowing that the information is false,or who reports the alleged occurrence of a criminal act knowing the act did not occur, commitsa simple misdemeanor, unless the alleged criminal act reported is a serious or aggravatedmisdemeanor or felony, in which case the person commits a serious misdemeanor. 2. A person who telephones an emergency 911 communications center knowing that the person is not reporting an emergency or otherwise needing emergency information orassistance commits a simple misdemeanor. 3. A person who knowingly provides false information to a law enforcement officer who enters the information on a citation commits a simple misdemeanor, unless the criminal actfor which the citation is issued is a serious or aggravated misdemeanor or felony, in whichcase the person commits a serious misdemeanor. [R60, §1768; C73, §1566; C97, §2468; S13, §2468; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13110, 13111; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §714.31, 714.32; C71, 73, 75, 77, §714.31, 714.32, person commits a serious misdemeanor. [R60, §1768; C73, §1566; C97, §2468; S13, §2468; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13110, 13111; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §714.31, 714.32; C71, 73, 75, 77, §714.31, 714.32, 714.42; C79, 81, §718.6] 95 Acts, ch 89, §1Referred to in §34A.16, 80F.1 Sat Dec 23 12:31:05 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 718.6 (15, 0)
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