need to know if this is illegal asap

• Sep 13, 2005

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rmhtrauma

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Is it illegal to knowingly file a false complaint, with the courts, for accounts, notes ect...?

 

• Sep 19, 2005

• #2

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NYClex

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probably yes. It can be a crime if the state penal code so provides, it also can be a tort (a civil wrong that would lead to damages), for example misrepresentation, abuse of process etc.

 

• Sep 20, 2005

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rmhtrauma

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Thank you so very much for your answer. I have been trying forever to find exactly what this would be considered in the courts. I had a feeling that this was illegal. Do you have any insight on how to find specifics on Ohio's penal code about this situation? Maybe a web site or something?

 

• Sep 21, 2005

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NYClex

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This link should bring you to the Ohio revised code.http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC

Title XXIX is the criminal code. Look up the crime definitions under the sub-heading "Perjury" 2921

 

• Nov 18, 2005

• #5

Michael Wechsler

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rmhtrauma said:

Is it illegal to knowingly file a false complaint, with the courts, for accounts, notes ect...?

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What would make you think it is permissible to file a false complaint with the court any more than it would be to make a false police report against you to the police?