Local Agencies — California Government Code — Cities, Counties, And Other Agencies — General — Costs Of Emergency Response — False police report Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) Any person 18 years of age or older who is convicted of making a false police report, in violation of Section 148.3 of the Penal Code, and that false police report proximately causes an appropriate emergency response by a public agency, is liable for the expense of the emergency response made by the responding public agency to the incident. (b) A public agency shall be entitled to satisfaction of any judgment for expenses pursuant to this article after any victims or other persons injured by the incident are compensated for their injuries and any liens held by a medical provider are satisfied. Ca. Gov. Code § 53153.5 Added by Stats 2006 ch 226 (AB 2135),s 1, eff. 1/1/2007.