§ 34-43. Nonemergency 911 calls declared violation.

(a)

It is unlawful for anyone to:

(1)

Place a call to the emergency 911 number, or send a message to a public safety answering point, for a communication that is for some purpose other than to report an emergency;

(2)

Place abusive calls, harassing calls, false calls, or prank calls to the emergency 911 number;

(3)

Call the emergency 911 number to report an event that the caller does not reasonably believe to be an emergency; or

(4)

Send similar messages from any device capable of communicating with a public safety answering point.

(b)

The placing of nonemergency calls and the sending of nonemergency messages shall be punishable as provided in section 34-44 or as provided by state law where applicable.

(Code 1992, § 11.5-10; Ord. No. 326, § 10, 4-9-2007)

State law reference

Nonemergency 911 call is a Class C misdemeanor, T.C.A. § 7-86-316.