It is unlawful for a person anonymously or otherwise to:

1. (1) use any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature on an emergency 911 number with the intent to intimidate or harass a dispatcher;
2. (2) contact the emergency 911 number, whether or not conversation ensues for the purpose of annoying or harassing the dispatcher or interfering with or disrupting emergency 911 service;
3. (3) make contact with a 911 dispatcher and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with or disrupting emergency service;

4. (4) contact the emergency 911 number and intentionally make a false report.

   A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than two hundred dollars, or both.

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 245, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 60 (H.3586), Section 8, eff May 16, 2019.

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 60, Section 8, in (2), substituted "contact" for "telephone"; in (3), substituted "contact with a" for "a telephone call to a"; and in (4), substituted "contact" for "telephone".