(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Initiate a call to 9-1-1 regarding an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other emergency, knowing that such report is false, and likely to cause inconvenience or alarm;
(2) Knowingly cause a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any safety service in the City of Cleveland, for dealing with emergencies involving a risk of physical harm to persons or property;
(3) Report to 9-1-1 that an alleged offense or other incident within the respective areas of concern for the safety divisions occurred, knowing that such offense did not occur;
(4) Knowingly use the 9-1-1 system, knowing that no major critical or life threatening emergency exists and knowing that such report is likely to result in unnecessary consumption of safety services; or
(b) This section does not apply:
(1) To any person conducting an authorized fire or emergency drill; or
(2) If the violation results in economic harm of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more; or
(3) If a violation of this section pertains to a purported, threatened or actual use of a weapon of mass destruction.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improper use of 9-1-1 telephone system, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. No. 1631-05. Passed 3-20-06, eff. 3-24-06)