§ 20-33. Misuse of 911 enhanced emergency phone system; penalty therefor.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any adult person, without proper cause, to dial into and use the parish enhanced emergency phone system (911) for any purpose other than requesting police, fire or emergency medical service. Proper cause for use of the parish enhanced emergency phone system (911) shall be constituted when there is a legitimate and justified purpose for the presence of police, fire or emergency medical personnel at the location indicated by the 911 generated call. The automatic location identifier and the automatic number identifier within the parish enhanced emergency phone system (911) shall constitute evidence of the location of a violation of this section.

(b)

Any adult person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, by court of law, be punished by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days in the parish jail and/or both.

(c)

Any minor violating the provisions of this section shall be dealt with in accordance with juvenile court law and procedure as set out in the Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Code of Juvenile Procedure.

(d)

Any parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor found guilty of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and no more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(e)

Each transmission of/and dialing of the parish enhanced emergency phone system telephone number (911) shall constitute a separate offense under the penalties provided for in this section.

(f)

Presumption of violation. In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the use without proper cause of the parish enhanced emergency phone system (911) proof that the home from in which the call was placed that was in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such violation, the registered owner of such home, shall be considered only presumptive evidence that the registered owner of such home was the person who placed such call without proper cause at the time such violation occurred.

(Ord. No. 16386, § 1, 3-27-85; Ord. No. 16427, §§ 1, 2, 5-8-85; Ord. No. 16911, § 1, 6-4-86)