A bill for an act relating to false accusations of criminal acts, and providing penalties.

SF 2163 increases penalties for falsely reporting criminal acts to police or fire departments. It makes knowingly reporting false information about serious crimes - like forcible felonies, terrorism, or violent offenses - a class "D" felony, and upgrades malicious prosecution charges (continuing false claims after being proven wrong) to an aggravated misdemeanor. The bill also adds that false reports causing serious injury or death become a class "C" felony. Penalties include up to two years in jail and fines between $855 and $8,540 for the upgraded offenses. This directly affects individuals who make false reports to public safety agencies.