A person who [willfully gives false information or a false report to a law enforcement officer which that person knows to be false, and the information or report may interfere with an investigation or may materially mislead a law enforcement officer] [willfully reports falsely to a law enforcement officer or other security official the occurrence of a crime of violence or other incident calling for an emergency response while knowing the incident did not occur] is guilty of False Report to [Law Enforcement Officer] [or] [Security Official].

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE

The State’s burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements:

1) On or about [month] [day] [year], in [County], North Dakota;

2) The Defendant, _______________, [willfully gave false information or a false report to a law enforcement officer which that person knows to be false, and the information or report may interfere with an investigation or may materially mislead a law enforcement officer] [willfully reported falsely to a law enforcement officer or other security official the occurrence of a crime of violence or other incident calling for an emergency response, while knowing that the incident did not occur].

DEFINITIONS "Security Official" means a public servant responsible for averting or dealing with emergencies involving public safety. [Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 12.1-01-04, 12.1-02-02.]

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