{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.431","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.431","heading":"False reports.","body":"(a) A person who knowingly gives false information to any law enforcement officer with the purpose to implicate another commits a misdemeanor.\n(b) A person commits a petty misdemeanor if he or she:\n(1) Reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or other incident within their concern knowing that it did not occur; or\n(2) Pretends to furnish such authorities with information relating to an offense or incident when he or she knows he or she has no information relating to such offense or incident.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER","PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE","Subpart D—Criminal Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"9012d6587337f725105d78d34c288831521db03dcc88dea18971743053023919","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.430","next":"us/25-cfr-11.432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}