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Students Be Aware!! -
Submitting info to the FortifyFL App is the same as submitting a police report.
If you are needing to report a REAL concern, a threat to life, or suspicious activity to the appropriate authorities, then please click either
The FortifyFL Tips link: https://getfortifyfl.com/ link to the anonymous tip website
or
Click the red FortifyFL icon to the left.
Important Note: The information you are about to provide will be treated as an anonymous official police report regarding any suspicious activity that you are wanting to report. Once this tip is completed, it will immediately be sent to the school's Principal, the School SRO, the LCS Safety and Security office, local Law Enforcement as well other emergency response agencies as deemed necessary. These reports will result in an immediate response from all of the people listed here as deemed appropriate based on the information submitted and may result in police involvement.
Please be aware that if the information provided was submitted knowing that the information was FALSE, FAKE, MADE UP, NOT TRUE, DONE AS A PRANK, or for the purpose of "Swatting" a person or place that this report may be considered as filing a false police report or providing false information to a police officer. Filing or providing false information is considered a criminal act and the person submitting such false information may be punishable under the law.
If you do not understand the meaning or significance of this, please read the information below for a more detailed explanation of each prior to submitting your anonymous tip to the Fortify FL app.
Fake Threats, Real Consequences
FALSE REPORT OF A CRIME - FLORIDA
DEFINITION and PENALTIES
In Florida, False Report of a Crime, or ‘False Police Report,’ occurs where a person makes a willful allegation to law enforcement regarding the commission of a crime, while knowing that no such crime has occurred. The offense carries misdemeanor penalties, including up to 1 year in jail.
DEFINITION OF FALSE REPORT OF A CRIME
The definition of False Report of a Crime, or ‘False Police Report,’ is contained in Section 817.49, Florida Statutes. Under the law, it is a criminal offense for a person to willfully and knowingly give false information or make a false report regarding the commission of a crime that the person knows did not actually occur.
False Report of the Commission of a Crime is distinguished from the offense of Giving False Information to Police in that, under Section 817.49, a person reports a crime that they know did not actually take place.
PENALTIES FOR FALSE REPORT OF A CRIME
False Police Report / False Report of a Crime is classified as a first-degree misdemeanor. As such, the offense carries penalties of up to 1 year in jail or 12 months of probation, and a $1,000.00 fine.
FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE - FLORIDA
DEFINITION and PENALTIES
In Florida, it is a criminal offense for a person to knowingly give false information to law enforcement concerning the commission of a crime. The offense may carry misdemeanor or felony penalties, depending on the number of prior convictions and the subject matter of the information given.
DEFINITION OF GIVING FALSE INFORMATION
Under Section 837.05, Florida Statutes, it is a criminal offense for a person to knowingly give to a law enforcement or police officer false information regarding the commission of a crime.
This offense is commonly confused with False Report of a Crime, which applies where the reported crime did not actually occur. In a prosecution for Giving False Information (‘lying to police’), a crime actually occurs, but the accused knowingly gives false information concerning the incident
PENALTIES FOR GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE
In Florida, Giving False Information to Law Enforcement under Section 837.05 may carry misdemeanor or felony penalties, depending on the number of prior convictions and the subject matter of the information.
- First Offense (Information Concerning Non-capital Felony)- where the information communicated does not concern a capital felony, a first offense for False Information is a first degree misdemeanor, with penalties of up to 1 year in jail or 12 months of probation, and a $1,000 fine.
- Second Offense- a second offense for False Information is classified as a third degree felony, with penalties of up to 5 years in prison or 5 years of probation, and a $5,000 fine;
- False Information Concerning a Capital Felony- classified as a third degree felony, with penalties of up to 5 years in prison or 5 years of probation, and a $5,000 fine.
