Report Title:

Crimes; False Alarms

Description:

Creates a misdemeanor offense for using the 911 emergency telephone number to make a false alarm, false complaint, or report of false information. (HB2259 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2259

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO MISUSE OF 911.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 710, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§710- Misuse of 911 emergency telephone service. (1) A person commits the offense of misuse of 911 emergency telephone service if the person accesses the telephone number nine-one-one (911) and knowingly makes a false alarm, false complaint, or a report of false information in reckless disregard of the risk that a public safety agency will respond by dispatching emergency services.

(2) Misuse of 911 emergency telephone service is a misdemeanor.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "public safety agency" means any federal, state, or county police, fire, emergency medical service, or civil defense relief agency."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.