§ 42-381. Falsely summoning or giving false reports to law-enforcement officials.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)

Knowingly give a false report as to the commission of any crime to any law-enforcement official with intent to mislead; or

(2)

Without just cause and with intent to interfere with the operations of any law-enforcement official, call or summon any law-enforcement official by telephone or other means, including engagement or activation of an automatic emergency alarm.

(b)

Violation of this section shall be punishable as a class 1 misdemeanor.

(Code 1992, § 15-12)

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-461.

(Code 1992, § 15-12)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-461.