§ 12-18-203 - Making a false report under this chapter.
               	 		
12-18-203.    Making a false report under this chapter.
    (a)  A  person commits the offense of making a false report under this chapter  if he or she purposely makes a report containing a false allegation to  the Child Abuse Hotline knowing the allegation to be false.
(b)    (1)  A first offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor.
      (2)  A subsequent offense of making a false report under this chapter is a Class D felony.