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Committee hears concerns about bill requiring officers to report false reports; police groups warn language too broad
Summary
House Bill 1194 would require law enforcement officers to report false information or false reports to a state's attorney. Sponsors called the measure a modest step to ensure false accusers are reviewed by prosecutors; law‑enforcement groups opposed the bill as written, urging narrower language and preservation of officer discretion.
Representative Steve Vetter introduced House Bill 1194, a bill to amend Section 12.1‑11‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code to require reporting to a state's attorney when an individual provides false information or files a false report with law enforcement.
Representative Vetter told the committee he has seen “an increase in false accusations” and that the bill simply requires that peace officers forward suspected false‑report complaints to the state's attorney rather than leave that decision to a single officer’s discretion.
Nut graf: While the sponsor framed the bill as a limited…
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