CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER (parts 10 to 13) > PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE > SUBPART D—Criminal Offenses (§11.400 to §11.454) > 11.431—False reports.

11.431—False reports.

(a) A person who knowingly gives false information to any law enforcement officer with the purpose to implicate another commits a misdemeanor.
(b) A person commits a petty misdemeanor if he or she:
(1) Reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or other incident within their concern knowing that it did not occur; or
(2) Pretends to furnish such authorities with information relating to an offense or incident when he or she knows he or she has no information relating to such offense or incident.