SENATE BILL 520

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2013

INTRODUCED BY

William F. Burt

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIME; EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE FALSE REPORT PROHIBITIONS TO INCLUDE FALSE REPORTS RELATED TO WEAPONS, FIREARMS AND OTHER THREATS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 30-7-21 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 246, Section 5) is amended to read:

     "30-7-21. FALSE REPORT.--

          A. False report consists of knowingly conveying or causing to be conveyed to any police agency or fire department a false report concerning:

                (1) a fire or explosion [or];

                (2) the placement or use of [any] explosives, weapons or firearms or an explosive or incendiary device [or any];

                (3) the placement or use of any other destructive substance [and]; or

                (4) a threat of violence, harm or bodily injury.

          B. A false report includes [but is not limited to] setting off a fire alarm without cause.

          [B.] C. Any person who commits false report [which] that causes death or great bodily harm to another is guilty of a fourth degree felony, but if such death or great bodily harm is not caused, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2013.

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