It is unlawful for a person anonymously or otherwise to: (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) 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) 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) 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'.
South Carolina Legal Code