§ 5.32.010. False alarm.


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  • (a)

    Any person who transmits in any manner to the Fire Department of any city or county a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such fire exists,; or

    (b)

    Any person who makes a call in any manner for emergency service assistance including police, fire, medical or other emergency service, knowingly at the time of such call that there is no reasonable ground for believing such assistance is needed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

    (c)

    Any person convicted of giving a false alarm shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500.00 or one year imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 32-925; Ord. No. 20-552 § 1; Ord. No. 49-256, § 14, 5-8-2012)