76-8-504.6 - False or misleading information.
76-8-504.6. False or misleading information.
(1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person, not under oath oraffirmation, intentionally or knowingly provides false or misleading material information to:
(a) an officer of the court for the purpose of influencing a criminal proceeding; or
(b) the Bureau of Criminal Identification for the purpose of obtaining a certificate ofeligibility for expungement.
(2) For the purposes of this section "officer of the court" means:
(a) prosecutor;
(b) judge;
(c) court clerk;
(d) interpreter;
(e) presentence investigator;
(f) probation officer;
(g) parole officer; and
(h) any other person reasonably believed to be gathering information for a criminalproceeding.
(3) This section does not apply under circumstances amounting to Section 76-8-306 orany other provision of this code carrying a greater penalty.
Amended by Chapter 283, 2010 General Session