***** 484.1605 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 126 OF 2021 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2027 *****
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***** 484.1605 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 126 OF 2021 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2027 *****
484.1605 Prohibited use of emergency 9-1-1 service; violation; penalty; exception.
Sec. 605.
(1)A person shall not use an emergency 9-1-1 service authorized by this act for any reason other than to call for an emergency response service from a primary public safety answering point.
(2)A person who knowingly uses or attempts to use an emergency 9-1-1 service for a purpose other than authorized in subsection
(1)is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(3)A person who violates subsection
(2)and has 1 or more prior convictions under this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(4)This section does not apply to a person who calls a public safety answering point to report a crime or seek assistance that is not an emergency unless the call is repeated after the person is told to call a different number.
History: Add. 1999, Act 80 , Eff. Oct. 27, 1999 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 165 , Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2007
Popular Name: 9-1-1