HB 919

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to law enforcement investigations;
3	creating s. 837.055, F.S.; prohibiting knowingly and
4	willfully giving false information or reports to law
5	enforcement officers in certain circumstances; providing
6	penalties; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Section 837.055, Florida Statutes, is created
11	to read:
12	837.055  False information to law enforcement during
13	investigation.--Whoever knowingly and willfully gives false
14	information or a false report to a law enforcement officer who
15	is in the course of conducting a felony crime investigation or a
16	missing person investigation where the false information or
17	report may interfere with the investigation or may mislead a law
18	enforcement officer during the course of the investigation
19	commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
20	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
21	Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2006.

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