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Charging advice

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April 25, 2017, 16:14
Lisa Peterson
Charging advice
Citizen repeatedly calls animal control about the condition of a neighbor's dog. Calls go through police dispatch, and an officer is often dispatched WITH animal control, but does not go alone.

Dog is fine. Calls are an attempt to get neighbor in trouble.

False report doesn't seem to fit, as animal control is not law enforcement. Thoughts? Ideas?


Lisa L. Peterson
Nolan County Attorney
April 25, 2017, 20:13
Martin Peterson
Maybe 38.15(a)(6)? But, subsection (d) must be taken into account.

May also be impairing the verity of a governmental record under 36.10(a)(3), or that may be a way to argue something more than speech only is involved?
April 25, 2017, 23:13
Ken Sparks
Next time the neighbor calls, send a police officer to take a report in person from the neighbor.
April 26, 2017, 14:32
mhartman
maybe 42.07 (4) harassment? or possibly 42.06 false report