Bill Text: IA SF2161 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to false reports to or communications with public safety entities, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3026.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 809. [SF2161 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2161-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
FALSE
REPORTS
TO
OR
COMMUNICATIONS
WITH
PUBLIC
SAFETY
ENTITIES,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
718.6,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
718.6
False
reports
to
or
communications
with
public
safety
entities.
1.
A
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
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,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
,
unless
the
alleged
criminal
act
reported
is
a
serious
or
aggravated
misdemeanor
or
felony,
in
which
case
the
person
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor.
2.
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,
commits
a
class
“D”
felony
if
the
alleged
criminal
act
reported
is
any
of
the
following:
a.
A
forcible
felony
under
section
702.11.
b.
Intimidation
with
a
dangerous
weapon
under
section
708.6.
c.
An
act
of
terrorism
under
chapter
708A.
Senate
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p.
2
d.
Unlawful
possession
of
biological
agents
or
diseases
under
chapter
708B.
e.
Any
offense
under
chapter
712.
3.
If
the
reported
false
information
involves
a
criminal
act
under
subsection
2
and
the
reported
false
information
results
in
serious
bodily
injury
to
or
the
death
of
another
person,
the
person
reporting
the
false
information
commits
a
class
“C”
felony.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
a
person
causes
serious
bodily
injury
or
death
when
the
report
of
false
information
contributes
to
the
other
person’s
serious
bodily
injury
or
death.
2.
4.
A
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
a
person
who
telephones
an
emergency
911
communications
center
,
knowing
that
the
person
is
not
reporting
an
emergency
or
otherwise
needing
emergency
information
or
assistance
,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
3.
5.
A
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
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
act
for
which
the
citation
is
issued
is
a
serious
or
aggravated
misdemeanor
or
felony,
in
which
case
the
person
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2161,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
