Bill > S1343

This bill amends existing Idaho law to revise a provision regarding false reports of explosives and to create the crime of false reports of violence or emergency in public or private places. The bill defines "false reports" as knowingly making a report to authorities that an emergency exists, when the report is false. Penalties vary based on whether the false report involves weapons or violence, and whether the false report results in property damage, bodily injury, or death. The bill also requires the convicted person to pay restitution to the victim. The bill is intended to address the dangerous practice of "swatting," where false reports are made in order to prompt an armed law enforcement response.

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https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/S1343/