Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 53a, Penal Code
Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 53a) § 53a-180: Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree: Class D or C felony
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits falsely reporting an incident in the first degree (a Class D or C felony) by knowingly initiating or reporting false emergency warnings or incidents to officials, or doing so with intent to cause large emergency response or based on protected characteristics.
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