Revision: Feb. 16, 2023, 4:25 p.m.
Senate Judiciary
February 16, 2023
2023-0581s
07/05
Amendment to SB 244-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Breaches of the Peace; False Public Alarms; Report of Active Shooter. Amend RSA 644:3, I and II to read as follows:
I. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any governmental agency that commonly deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property a report known by him to be false regarding a fire, explosion, or other catastrophe or emergency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; except if the report concerns the presence of an active shooter, the presence of an explosive device, or the presence of a biological or chemical substance, the offense shall constitute a class B felony.
II. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any school, business, office building, hospital, or similar facility open to the public, a report concerning the presence of an active shooter, the presence of an explosive device, or the presence of a biological or chemical substance, knowing such report is false, shall be guilty of a class B felony.
2023-0581s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes the penalty for false public alarm if the report concerns the presence of an active shooter or presence of a bomb a class B felony.