SB 1144 — false reporting; public alarm; classification.

Fifty-sixthSenate LegislatureEngrossed Judiciaryfalse Secondreporting; Regular Session S.B.

1144public PROPOSEDalarm; SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.

1144classification. (Reference to printed bill) Page 1, line 15, after "transportation" insert a period strike remainder of line Strike line 16, insert:

"B.State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1144 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13-2907, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

ARELATING PERSONTO COMMITSOFFENSES FALSEAGAINST REPORTINGPUBLIC BYORDER. INITIATING OR CIRCULATING A REPORT OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR OTHER EMERGENCY INVOLVING AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR ANY PLACE USED FOR WORSHIP OR FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES KNOWING THAT SUCH REPORT IS FALSE AND INTENDING THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE." Reletter to conform Strike lines 29 through 35, insert:

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1144 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.

Section 13-2907, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

13-2907.

False reporting;

emergency response costs;

classification;

definitions A.

A person commits false reporting by initiating or circulating a report of a bombing, fire, offense or other emergency knowing that such report is false and intending:

1.

That it will cause action of any sort by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;

or 2.

That it will place a person in fear of imminent serious physical injury;

or 3.

That it will prevent or interrupt the occupation of any building, room, place of assembly, public place or means of transportation.

B.

A PERSON COMMITS FALSE REPORTING BY INITIATING A REPORT OF A SERIOUS OFFENSE KNOWING THAT SUCH REPORT IS FALSE AND INTENDING THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

B.

C.

A person who commits a violation of this section that results in an emergency response or investigation of false reporting and who is convicted of a violation of this section is liable for the expenses that are incurred incident to the emergency response or the investigation of the commission of false reporting, except that if the person is a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent of a violation of this section, the court may order the juvenile to pay the expenses incurred under this subsection as restitution.

The expenses are a debt of the person.

The public agency, for profit entity or not-for-profit entity that incurred the expenses may collect the debt proportionally.

The liability that is imposed under this subsection is in addition to any other liability that may be imposed.

C.

FALSE REPORTING PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION is a class 1 misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent violation is a class 6 felony."felony. Reletter to conform Page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert:

"2.D.

"EMERGENCYE. RESPONSE" MEANS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY." Renumber to conform Amend title to conform ANTHONY KERN 1144KERN.docx 01/31/2024 02:18 PM C:

ASFor the purposes of this section:

1.

"EMERGENCY RESPONSE" MEANS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

1.

2.

"Expenses":

(a) Means any reasonable costs that are directly incurred by a public agency, for profit entity or not-for-profit entity that makes an appropriate emergency response to an incident or an investigation of the commission of false reporting.