Is Lying To The Police A Crime In New Jersey?
June 27, 2022
It is a criminal offense of the fourth degree if a person reports to law enforcement an offense or other incident with the knowledge that it did not occur (i.e. offense of false reporting). If you lie to the police by giving them false information, thereby implicating another person or...
Words alone are insufficient to prevent or attempt to hinder the lawful performance of a governmental function by a public official or law enforcement officer. However, verbal threats or abusive words that are combined with physically threatening actions can constitute adequate evidence to support a
