Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Article 2. OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES

16-10-26. False report of a crime.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

A person who willfully and knowingly gives or causes a false report of a crime to be given to any law enforcement officer or agency of this state is guilty of a misdemeanor.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 26-2509, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 983, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1969, p. 857, § 11.

Cross references

Criminal penalty for knowingly making false report of theft or conversion of motor vehicle, § 40-3-92.

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Text read from t16-ch7-11-(v14a)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V14A, 2018 edition, page 677; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 5985d65f23ef.