(1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly:
- (a) gives false information to any law enforcement officer with the purpose to implicate another;
- (b) reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or other incident within their concern knowing that it did not occur; or
- (c) pretends to furnish law enforcement authorities with information relating to an offense or incident when the person knows that the person has no information relating to the offense or incident.
- (2) A person convicted under this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
History: En. 94-7-206 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-206; amd. Sec. 1682, Ch. 56, L. 2009.