Chapter IV — POLICE REGULATIONS
4-13 FALSE REPORTS. <sup>1</sup>
Danville Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Danville
1 Editor’s Note: For the statutory provisions regarding offenses against public justice generally, see Penal Code, §142ff; for the provisions regarding the making of false reports, see Penal Code, §§148.3 and 148.5.
4-13.1 To Police Department.¶
No person shall knowingly:
- a. Make or cause to be made any false or fictitious call or report to the Danville Police Department, that he was the victim of a criminal offense; or
b. Cause the Danville Police Department to respond to any false or fictitious call or report; or
- c. Request or cause to be requested any assistance or investigation in connection with or as a result of any false or fictitious call or report.
4-13.2 To Town Employees.¶
Every person who, not being under oath, in the course of official business with any officer or employee of this Town:
a. Knowingly falsifies or conceals any fact; or
b. Knowingly makes any false statement or representation; or
c. Makes or uses any writing or document, knowing it to contain any false statement or entry, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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