I think that the time needs to be 24 hours.

Time is critical when someone really is missing and in trouble. It's possible to have a car accident and not be visible from the road or be lost/hurt while hunting or camping.

I don't care about the money. She should do some time in Jail. One Day a woman is going to die because everyone will be thinking "It's just another hoax and we're not going to fall for it".

Lying to the police is sometimes both morally wrong and justifiably criminal.