Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses
Va. Code (Crimes) § 18.2-461: Falsely summoning or giving false reports to law-enforcement officials
What this law says, in plain English
It is unlawful to knowingly give false crime reports to law enforcement or make emergency calls without just cause to mislead or interfere. Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors; Class 6 felonies if motivated by race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, color, or national origin.
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