Section 45-7-205 - False reports to peace officers(1) A person commits an offense under this section if the person knowingly: (a) gives false information to any peace officer with the purpose to implicate another;(b) reports to a peace officer an offense or other incident within the officer's concern knowing that it did not occur; or(c) pretends to furnish a peace officer with information relating to an offense or incident when the person knows that the person has no information relating to the offense or incident.(2) A person convicted under this section shall: (a) if the crime falsely reported was a misdemeanor, be sentenced to not more than 6 months in the county jail or fined not more than $500, or both; or(b) if the crime falsely reported was a felony, be sentenced to not more than 4 years in the state prison or fined not more than $10,000, or both.Amended by Laws 2021, Ch. 280,Sec. 1, eff. 4/22/2021.En. 94-7-206 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-7-206; amd. Sec. 1682, Ch. 56, L. 2009.