(a) A person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident if with knowledge that the information reported, conveyed, or circulated is false, he or she initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, bomb, explosion, crime, catastrophe, or emergency or the alleged release or impending release of a hazardous or dangerous substance, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, or bacteriological substance or any nerve agent under circumstances in which it is likely to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or transportation facility, or to cause public inconvenience or alarm.
(b) Falsely reporting an incident is a Class A misdemeanor except that falsely reporting an incident of a bomb or explosion or the alleged release or impending release of a hazardous or dangerous substance is a Class C felony. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the objective or target of the person listed in subsection (a) is to interfere with the attendance, operation, activities, or other business conducted at a public or private school, university, college, or other educational institution in this state, no part of a sentence imposed pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection shall be probated, deferred, suspended, or withheld, and no person sentenced pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection shall be eligible for early release, leave, work release, earned time, good time, or any other program administered by an agency of the executive or judicial branches of this state which would have the effect of reducing or mitigating the sentence until the defendant has completed the minimum sentence pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.
Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency.
Section 13A-11-1 - Definitions.
Section 13A-11-4 - Inciting to Riot.
Section 13A-11-5 - Unlawful Assembly.
Section 13A-11-6 - Failure of Disorderly Persons to Disperse.
Section 13A-11-7 - Disorderly Conduct.
Section 13A-11-8 - Harassment or Harassing Communications.
Section 13A-11-10 - Public Intoxication.
Section 13A-11-10.1 - Open House Parties; When Not Allowed to Continue; Exceptions; Penalties.
Section 13A-11-11 - Falsely Reporting an Incident.
Section 13A-11-12 - Desecration of Venerated Objects.
Section 13A-11-13 - Abuse of Corpse.
Section 13A-11-14 - Cruelty to Animals.
Section 13A-11-14.1 - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals.
Section 13A-11-15 - Killing a Dog Used by a Peace Officer; Penalty; Exception.
Section 13A-11-16 - Greyhounds Used for Racing to Be Put to Death by Lethal Injection.
Section 13A-11-17 - Disrupting a Funeral or Memorial Service.