text: can i bring a tort action against a law-enforcement agency for what i consider filing a false police report? also the fellow gave a false police report to chp, charging me with hit-run  in the chp report:  (1) a confession i denied...that it was a collision  (2) a statement i never made...  (a) that i was fleeing the scene to go to my residence; and, later  (b) that i was late for court  (3) i lost the other's license number  (4) that there was noticeable damage to my car  the officer didn't tell the other driver his report was 180deg from mine...the other way around  i later discovered pg 4 of 12 contained opinions, conclusion, extent of damage, cause thereof  the officer didn't report my statements except sofar as different from the other driver's  whom the officer believed...the other driver--and this is key--used a cell phone to call 911  it wasn't for exchange of info, i pulled over, he didn't  hit-run  (1) exchange of info; (2) reporting a collision to police; and, (3) reporting damage  he had a passenger  the chp false reporting is serious, and damning police work under the clause of "good faith". they make a good faith effort to record the events as they are reported and what the officer observes.  everyone makes mistakes and everyone perceives things differently, including police officers. officers are not exempt from having a bad day or missing things.  people sue departments all the time, officers get paid time and 1/2 for court time. the officer doesn't usually have to pay out any fines because they are covered through (usually) a statewide insurance program as an individual (like cleat in texas) and municipalities have the same sort of insurance. since the one you were dealing with was highway patrol.. they get a lot more latitude in what they can do because they are presumed to have more training and experience than your regular city officer. you'd be fighting an uphill battle and the state won't settle a case such as this out of court. in my opinion. good luck!