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Can you be arrested if you file a false complaint against someone?
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Can you be arrested if you file a false complaint against someone?

If someone signs a complaint alledgeing that a crime was committed, when in fact they spent the money they are claiming was stolenhave they committed a crime?







catywhumpass
you can be arrested for fileling a false police report, and also be sued for slander.....i believe?


Lore
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yes


spcresha
yes it is a crime. In GA it is a misdemeanor, punishable by not more than 12 months in confinement per count.

Also understand once the police believe you to be a liar, it will be hard to convience them as to what really happened next time you need them.


cuddydman
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yes it is very illegal and most police departments are very hard on people that do so because of the time and money that you had them waste by investigating the complaint. You are pretty much filing a false police report and that is bad news


Catherine E
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Yes. On at LEAST two fronts. First, filing a false report. Second, stolen money is usually replaced with insurance money, and that's insurance fraud. There's probably a few other charges they can stick on there, too.


unreal
sure can be charged , filing a false claim for one and Im sure theres more


SSDD
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Yes & and sued


jlw78418
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yes very much so you can be arrested for contempt of court.


chocolahoma
Yes, at the very least it is considered "Filing a False Police Report" and what you're describing sounds like something a DA could turn into "Fraud" charges.

Filing false reports is taken very seriously by the police and fraud will often come with jail time.

Don't be stupid enough to try it.


Wizdumb
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I am surprised you know how to type.


jefro
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it is against the law. Unless it was REAL bad it will probably be overlooked the first time just don't make it a habit


HOVO
Very illegal. Concerned you might be going away for a while?


retrowfmk
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It is called "falsifying a police report". You can toss it into a search engine and read many things about it.


Elerth Morrow â„¢
You can be arrested for contempt of court.


iraqisax
Not only can you be arrested, you can also be sued.


Smoky!
it is a crime to file a police report, and in some jurisdictions will be dealt with severely, Police do not like to have their time wasted!!







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