The penalty would vary with the crime, and the crime is determined by the nature of the statement. For instance; Giving a false name or making a false police report are usually misdemeanors. On the other hand, if your statement was made to thwart a police investigation or an arrest, or you were falsely giving someone an alibi, it could amount to an Obstruction of Justice and the penalty could be more severe.
If you knowingly give false information that conceals evidence to the Police, depending on the circumstances, you could go to prison for up to 18 months - longer if serious crime.
Yes, that penalty is arrest and more serious charges for furnishing false identification to a law enforcement officer.
The penalty in the state of Florida for filing a false police report is charged with a misdemeanor and faces a penalty of a fine and or jail time depending on their past criminal history.
Misdemeanor, UNLESS the false infomration is in regards to shielding or protecting a felon wanted by law enforcement. Then the charge could be a felony depending on the seriousness of the crime that was being investigated.
Filing a false police report in Georgia is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in a jail and a $1,000 fine
A misdemeanor is, by definition, any offense for which you can be jailed for no longer than one year. That, without or without a fine, represents the maximum possible penalty. Keep in mind that it can be a felony to give false statements or testimony about a crime, even if the underlying crime is a misdemeanor.
It depends on the circumstances - if you told him you lived on "Smith Street" and you actually live on "Jones Street" probably not much, if anything. However, if the misinformation had to do with a criminal offense investigation you could be charged with Obstruction of Justice.
This is called obstruction of jusice or resisting arrest by giving false information.
Charges can be filed. To lie to the police is perjury and giving false information to them.
Is it an offence to give a false report to a peace officer, and what does a peace officer do????
Can vary according to state statutes, a commonly used charge would be, 'filing a false police report.'