浪費警力罪出自香港法例第 221章《刑事訴訟程序條例》第 91(2)條。
(2) 如某人明知而向任何人作出虛報,內容傾向於顯示已有人犯某罪行,或傾向於對任何人或財產的安全引起憂慮,或傾向顯示他有對警方的調查具關鍵作用的資料,因而導致任何警力的浪費,即屬有罪,一經定罪,可處罰款$2000及監禁6個月。
(2)
If a person causes any wasteful employment of the police by knowingly making to any person a false report tending to show that an offence has been committed, or to give rise to apprehension for the safety of any person or property, or tending to show that he has information material to any police inquiry he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $2000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.