(1) When there is not an emergency, no person shall make a telephone call to an emergency telephone service and knowingly or intentionally: (a) Remain silent;(b) Make abusive or harassing statements to an emergency telephone service employee;(c) Report the existence of an emergency; or(d) Falsely report a crime.(2) No person shall knowingly permit a telephone under his control to be used by another person in a manner described in subsection (1) of this section.(3) Conviction of a first offense under this section is punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Conviction of any subsequent offense under this section is punishable by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period of time not to exceed three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.(4) For the purpose of this section, 'emergency telephone service' shall mean a service established under Section 19-5-301 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, or established under the provisions of a local and private act enacted prior to October 20, 1987.Laws, vice' shall mean a service established under Section 19-5-301 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, or established under the provisions of a local and private act enacted prior to October 20, 1987.Laws, 1992, ch. 447, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 409, § 1, eff. 7/1/1997.
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