Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016)

Section 9A.84.040. False reporting.

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(1) A person is guilty of false reporting if with knowledge that the information reported, conveyed, or circulated is false, he or she initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion, crime, catastrophe, or emergency knowing that such false report is likely to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or transportation facility, or to cause public inconvenience or alarm.

(2) False reporting is a gross misdemeanor.

[ 2011 c 336 § 411; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.84.040.]

2011 c 336 § 411; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.84.040.

                    
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