SB 1291 - Classifies Making a False Report to Emergency Personnel as a Class 1 Misdemeanor - Virginia Key Vote

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Title: Classifies Making a False Report to Emergency Personnel as a Class 1 Misdemeanor

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Title: Classifies Making a False Report to Emergency Personnel as a Class 1 Misdemeanor

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Vote to pass a bill that classifies making a false report to emergency personnel first responders as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Highlights:

  • Classifies making a false report to emergency personnel first responders as a Class 1 misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

  • Classifies making a false report to emergency personnel first responders that results in serious bodily injury as a Class 6 felony (Sec. 1).

  • Classifies making a false report to emergency personnel first responders that results in a death as a Class 5 felony (Sec. 1).

  • Specifes that any individual violating this bill may be prosecuted in either the jurisdiction where the communication was made or received, or in the county or city where the emergency response occurred (Sec. 1).

Title: Classifies Making a False Report to Emergency Personnel as a Class 1 Misdemeanor

Title: Classifies Making a False Report to Emergency Personnel as a Class 1 Misdemeanor

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