Sec. 53a-180. Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree: Class D felony.
Sec. 53a-180. Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree: Class D felony.
(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the first degree when, knowing
the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, such person:
(1) Initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending
occurrence of a fire, explosion, catastrophe or emergency under circumstances in which
it is likely that public alarm or inconvenience will result; or (2) reports, by word or
action, to any official or quasi-official agency or organization having the function of
dealing with emergencies involving danger to life or property, an alleged occurrence
or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion or other catastrophe or emergency which
did not in fact occur or does not in fact exist.
(b) Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree is a class D felony.
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 182; P.A. 81-353, S. 1; Nov. 15 Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 1, 9.)
History: P.A. 81-353 increased the penalty from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; Nov. 15 Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2
renamed offense by replacing "falsely reporting an incident" with "falsely reporting an incident in the first degree" where
appearing, amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, delete in Subdiv. (1) a false
report or warning re a "crime" and delete former Subdiv. (3) re a gratuitous report to a law enforcement officer or agency
re an offense or incident, said provision being reenacted as Sec. 53a-180c by same act, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase
penalty from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, effective January 1, 2002.
Cited. 188 C. 161. Cited. 200 C. 743. Cited. 216 C. 301. Cited. 219 C. 529; Id., 557. Cited. 221 C. 93. Cited. 223 C.
635. Cited. 224 C. 627. Cited. 227 C. 1. Cited. 238 C. 588.
Cited. 14 CA 548. Cited. 19 CA 396. Cited. 29 CA 843. Cited. 36 CA 556.
Cited. 34 CS 666.
Subsec. (a):
Subdiv. (3) cited. 186 C. 265.
Evidence was sufficient to sustain a guilty verdict under section. 55 CA 475.