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
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Current Bill Summary

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