HB 95 -- EMERGENCY TELEPHONE USE

The bill makes it a class B misdemeanor to misuse emergency
telephone services by repeated calls, defined by the bill as
more than 3 times in one month, to 911 or purposely reporting
false emergency situations.  Currently this is a crime only in
Greene County.  This bill establishes the crime statewide.

HB 95 -- EMERGENCY 911 SERVICE (Long)

The bill makes it a class B misdemeanor in all counties  to
misuse emergency telephone service by repeated calls to 911 and
purposely reporting false emergency situations.  Currently the
law applies only to Greene County.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

HB 95 -- EMERGENCY 911 SERVICE

SPONSOR:  Long

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on  Civil and Administrative Law by a vote of 13 to 0.

The bill makes it a class B misdemeanor in all counties  to
misuse emergency telephone service by repeated calls to 911 and
purposely reporting false emergency situations.  Currently the
law applies only to Greene County.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill makes the crime of
misuse of emergency 911 service a statewide crime.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Long.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition was voiced to the committee.

Michael Warrick, Research Analyst

HB 95 -- Emergency Service

Sponsor:  Long

The bill makes it a class B misdemeanor, in all counties,  to
misuse emergency telephone service by repeated calls to 911 and
purposely reporting false emergency situations.