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Senate passes bill criminalizing 'swatting' by expanding false-report statute
Summary
The Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 10 19 on Jan. 30 to amend Idaho Code section 18-333 to criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies, citing rising 'swatting' incidents affecting schools, businesses and residences.
The Idaho Senate on Jan. 30 passed Senate Bill 10 19, which amends Idaho Code to explicitly criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies often described as "swatting," the sponsor said.
Senator Tanner Nichols, who presented the bill, said it amends section 18-333 of Idaho Code to clarify definitions and penalties for false reports designed to provoke a heavy emergency response.…
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