WPIC 126.15 False Reporting—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 126.15Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 126.15 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part XIII. Miscellaneous Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 126. Public Disturbance
WPIC 126.15 False Reporting—Definition
A person commits the crime of false reporting when 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, explosion, crime, catastrophe, or emergency, knowing that such false report is likely to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or transportation facility or to cause public inconvenience or alarm.
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction if it will help the jury understand the charged offense or if it is necessary to define this particular offense for the jury. See the Comment to WPIC 4.24 (Definition of the Crime—Form).
Use WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition) with this instruction.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.84.040.
See Comment to WPIC 126.16 (False Reporting—Elements).
[Current as of September 2019.]
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