§ 24-12.5. Dialing 9-1-1 when no emergency exists.

(a)

A person commits an offense if he or she knowingly dials a 9-1-1 emergency telephone number when no emergency exists.

(b)

A person is presumed to have dialed a 9-1-1 emergency telephone number if the telephone from which the number is dialed is listed in his or her name with the local telephone company.

(Ord. No. 5413, § 1, 4-14-88)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 5413, § 1, adopted Apr. 14, 1988, amended the Code by adding a new § 24-68. In order to maintain the classification system of the Code, the aforesaid has been redesignated as § 24-12.5

State law reference

False alarm or report, V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 42.06.