NYSentencing

§ 240.55  Falsely reporting an incident in the second degree.
 A  person  is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree
when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be  false
or baseless, he or she:
  1.  Initiates  or  circulates  a false report or warning of an alleged
occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion, or  the
release  of a hazardous substance under circumstances in which it is not
unlikely that public alarm or inconvenience will result;
  2. Reports, by word or action, to any official or quasi-official agen-
cy 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 the release of a hazardous
substance which did not in fact occur or does not in fact exist; or
  3.  Knowing  the  information  reported,  conveyed or circulated to be
false or baseless and under circumstances in which it is  likely  public
alarm  or inconvenience will result, he or she initiates or circulates a
report or warning of an alleged occurrence or an impending occurrence of
a fire, an explosion, or the release of a hazardous substance  upon  any
private premises.
 Falsely  reporting  an  incident  in  the  second  degree  is  a  class  E
felony.
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