§ 32-56. Improper use of 911 emergency telephone system.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to use the Caddo Parish Communications District Number One Enhanced 911 Emergency Telephone System, by dialing 911, except when there is a legitimate and justified need for immediate or expedited assistance of law enforcement, fire or medical personnel.

(b)

Determinations of the automatic location identifier and automatic number identifier features of the enhanced 911 emergency telephone system shall constitute prima facie evidence of the location and telephone line from which a call is made.

(c)

The trier of fact may infer that there has been an unlawful use of the enhanced 911 emergency telephone system by the person charged when:

(1)

Emergency personnel responding to the location from which a 911 emergency call originated, as determined by the E911 automatic identifier systems, find that there exists at that location no legitimate and justified need for immediate or expedited assistance of law enforcement, fire or medical personnel;

(2)

The telephone line from which the call originated is listed in the name of the person charged by the local telephone company; and

(3)

The person charged had custody or control over the room, structure or place from which the call originated.

(d)

Each violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00, and each dialing of 911 when there is no legitimate and justified need for immediate or expedited assistance of law enforcement, fire or medical personnel shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1985, § 15-13; Ord. No. 2687, 2-28-1990)

State law reference

False swearing concerning the commission of a crime for purpose of violating public health or safety, R.S. 14:126.1.