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Pennsylvania · Through 2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)

18 Pa.C.S. § 4906.1: False reports of child abuse.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
  2. PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES
  3. ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
  4. CHAPTER 49 FALSIFICATION AND INTIMIDATION
  5. SUBCHAPTER A PERJURY AND FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS

A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if the person intentionally or knowingly makes a false report of child abuse under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to child protective services) or intentionally or knowingly induces a child to make a false claim of child abuse under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63.

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