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605.071 Making False Alarms |
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(a) No person shall do either of the following: (1) Initiate a call to 9-1-1 regarding an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other emergency, knowing that such report is false, and likely to cause inconvenience or alarm; (2) Knowingly cause a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any safety service in the City of Cleveland, for dealing with emergencies involving a risk of physical harm to persons or property; (3) Report to 9-1-1 that an alleged offense or other incident within the respective areas of concern for the safety divisions occurred, knowing that such offense did not occur; (4) Knowingly use the 9-1-1 system, knowing that no major critical or life threatening emergency exists and knowing that such report is likely to result in unnecessary consumption of safety services; or (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improper use of 9-1-1
telephone system, a misdemeanor of the first degree. |