2025 Georgia Codes – Page 121

16-10-26

False report of crime

Officer - False report of crime to

A person who willfully and knowingly gives or causes a false report of a crime to be given to any law
enforcement officer or agency of this state is guilty of a misdemeanor.

16-10-27

False report of fire

Fire - False report of

A person who transmits in any manner to a fire department, public or private, or to any other group which is
organized for the purpose of preventing or controlling fires a false report of a fire, knowing at the time that
there is no reasonable ground for believing that such fire exists, is guilty of a misdemeanor.