SB 0133 | Crime of Misuse of 911 Service |
Sponsor: | Westfall | |||
LR Number: | S0721.01T | Fiscal Note: | 0721-01 | |
Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
Last Action: | 06/04/97 - Signed by Governor | Journal page: | ||
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Effective Date: | August 28, 1997 | |||
SB 133 - This act extends the establishment of the crime "misuse of emergency telephone service" from Greene County to the whole state. This crime is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.
An individual commits the crime of misusing the emergency
telephone service when he repeatedly, defined in the act as more
than three times in one month, call "911" for nonemergency
situations or when he purposely reports false emergency
situations.
JAMES KLAHR