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      Sec. 53a-180. Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the first degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, such person: (1) Initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion, catastrophe or emergency under circumstances in which it is likely that public alarm or inconvenience will result; or (2) reports, by word or action, to any official or quasi-official agency or organization having the function of dealing with emergencies involving danger to life or property, an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion or other catastrophe or emergency which did not in fact occur or does not in fact exist.

      (b) Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree is a class D felony.

      (1969, P.A. 828, S. 182; P.A. 81-353, S. 1; Nov. 15 Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 1, 9.)

      History: P.A. 81-353 increased the penalty from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; Nov. 15 Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 renamed offense by replacing "falsely reporting an incident" with "falsely reporting an incident in the first degree" where appearing, amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, delete in Subdiv. (1) a false report or warning re a "crime" and delete former Subdiv. (3) re a gratuitous report to a law enforcement officer or agency re an offense or incident, said provision being reenacted as Sec. 53a-180c by same act, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase penalty from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, effective January 1, 2002.

      Cited. 188 C. 161. Cited. 200 C. 743. Cited. 216 C. 301. Cited. 219 C. 529; Id., 557. Cited. 221 C. 93. Cited. 223 C. 635. Cited. 224 C. 627. Cited. 227 C. 1. Cited. 238 C. 588.

      Cited. 14 CA 548. Cited. 19 CA 396. Cited. 29 CA 843. Cited. 36 CA 556.

      Cited. 34 CS 666.

      Subsec. (a):

      Subdiv. (3) cited. 186 C. 265.

      Evidence was sufficient to sustain a guilty verdict under section. 55 CA 475.