{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4906.1","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 4906.1","heading":"False reports of child abuse.","body":"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.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 49 FALSIFICATION AND INTIMIDATION","SUBCHAPTER A PERJURY AND FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=49\u0026sctn=6\u0026subsctn=1","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"fb3dbf87a166d07eb4df009b1f26086d70a2da84e9ef2ab70a139864b495522e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4906","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}