Puerto Rico · Código Penal de Puerto Rico 2012 (Ley 146-2012)

Cód. Penal PR § 238: Alarma falsa

Gross Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly reports a false alarm of fire, bomb, explosive device, or harmful gas/substance in a building or place with gathered people commits a gross misdemeanor offense.

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