{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-11-03","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-11-03","heading":"False information or report to law enforcement officers or security officials","body":"1.An individual is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that individual:\na.Gives false information or a false report to a law enforcement officer which that individual knows to be false, and the information or report may interfere with an investigation or may materially mislead a law enforcement officer; or\nb.Falsely reports to a law enforcement officer or other security official the occurrence of a crime of violence or other incident calling for an emergency response when that individual knows the incident did not occur. \"Security official\" means a public servant responsible for averting or handling emergencies involving public safety.\n2.An on duty law enforcement officer having probable cause to suspect an individual has vexatiously provided a false report regarding another individual to a law enforcement officer or security official shall report the information to the state's attorney of the county in which the violation occurs.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-11 Perjury - Falsification - Breach Of Duty"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c11.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"abce55a3b3657d4b2fbc59053108a927202edf9c99aa02c9f6564f652c1a03ee","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-11-02","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-11-04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}