Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Public Mischief

Public Mischief Legislation Public mischief 140. (1) Every one commits public mischief who, with intent to mislead, causes a peace officer to enter on or continue an investigation by (a) making a false statement that accuses some other person of having committed an offence; (b) doing anything intended to cause some other person to be suspected of having committed an offence that the other person has not committed, or to divert suspicion from himself; (c) reporting that an offence has been committed when it has not been committed; or (d) reporting or in any other way making it known or causing it to be made known that he or some other person has died when he or that other person has not died. Punishment (2) Every one who commits public mischief (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 140; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 19. CCC Application Principles Factors Ancillary Orders See Also Fabricating Evidence Giving a False Sworn Statement Public Mischief