Friday, February 12, 2010

What is the punishment for filing a false police report in Missouri?

Depending on the seriousness of the report, you should find out right after you're arrested.What is the punishment for filing a false police report in Missouri?
they hang you by your ballsWhat is the punishment for filing a false police report in Missouri?
jail, you loon
fines and jail time.
Be advised that it is a crime to make a false police report. Anyone found to have submitted a false police report could be prosecuted under the authority of Missouri State Statute RSMO 575.080





575.080. 1. A person commits the crime of making a false report if he knowingly:





(1) Gives false information to any person for the purpose of implicating another person in a crime; or





(2) Makes a false report to a law enforcement officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur; or





(3) Makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to a law enforcement officer, security officer, fire department or other organization, official or volunteer, which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property that a fire or other incident calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur.





2. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the actor retracted the false statement or report before the law enforcement officer or any other person took substantial action in reliance thereon.





3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 2 of this section.





4. Making a false report is a class B misdemeanor.
life in prison, having a toe cut off, eating bugs, etc....





nah, probably just a hefty ticket fine
Death by hanging.

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