Chapter 9.05
FALSE ALARMS

Sections:

9.05.010    Fire.

9.05.020    Falsely calling police.

9.05.010 Fire.

Every person who knowingly causes or makes any false alarm of fire, or who in any manner tampers or interferes with any false alarm or fire apparatus of any kind, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

This section shall not apply to the chief or other members of the fire department, or to other persons duly authorized to sound an alarm when such may be deemed proper. (Ord. 2105 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1521 § 10, 1968).

9.05.020 Falsely calling police.

Every person who makes, or who causes to be made, any call for the police for false reasons, or who in any manner tampers or interferes with any police alarm, or telephone, or police alert apparatus of any kind, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

This section shall not be construed to apply to the chief or other members of the police department, or to other persons duly authorized to sound an alarm, or make a call, or sound an alert when such may be deemed proper. (Ord. 2105 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1521 § 11, 1968).