False Alarm or Report

Knowingly initiating, communicating, or circulating a false report of an emergency … (bombing, fire, offense, etc.) is punishable by law.

1. A person commits an offense if they knowingly initiate or circulate a false report that would ordinarily:
   1. Cause emergency response action;
   2. Place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury;
   3. Prevent or interrupt the occupation of public places or transportation.
2. An offense is a Class A misdemeanor unless involving education, public communications, transportation, or utilities — in which case it is a state jail felony.