Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 13A.451: FALSE REPORT TO INDUCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes where a false report to induce emergency response can be prosecuted, allowing prosecution in the county where the defendant resides, the report was made, or emergency responders responded.

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