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Committee advances measure to criminalize dangerous 'swatting' false emergency reports
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS31967 to print after sponsor Sen. Tammy Nichols said the measure would modernize Idaho law to explicitly criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies—commonly called "swatting"—and align penalties with similar offenses in code.
Boise — The Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS31967 to print after Sen. Tammy Nichols told the committee the measure would explicitly criminalize "swatting"—the practice of making false reports of violence or emergencies to prompt a large-scale police response.
Senator Tammy Nichols, the bill sponsor, said the proposal revises Idaho Code section 18-333 to address what she called the "dangerous and escalating issues of swatting," and would add definitions and penalties tailored to incidents that involve threats…
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