NRS 207.245
Use of system providing telephone number to be used in emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists

  • calling nonemergency telephone line to report emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists
  • penalties.

1.

It is unlawful for any person knowingly or willfully to make or cause to be made:

(a)

Any telephonic access to a system; or

(b)

A nonemergency telephone call to report an emergency on any nonemergency telephone line maintained by a governmental entity,
Ê if no actual or perceived emergency exists.

2.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3.

A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if:

(a)

The person intended to initiate an emergency response by law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical care or public safety personnel when no actual emergency exists; and

(b)

The emergency response initiated by the person results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.

4.

A person who is convicted of a category E felony pursuant to subsection 3 is liable for any costs incurred by any governmental entity as a result of his or her conduct.

5.

If a defendant who is charged with a violation of this section suffers from a mental illness or is intellectually disabled, the court may, if appropriate, take any action authorized by law for the purpose of having the defendant assigned to a program established pursuant to NRS 176A.250.

6.

As used in this section:

(a)

“Emergency” means a situation in which immediate intervention is necessary to protect the physical safety of a person or others from an immediate threat of physical injury or to protect against an immediate threat of severe property damage, or any other situation which is likely to cause a governmental entity to provide services related to law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical care or public safety.

(b)

“Governmental entity” means an institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, authority or other unit of government of this State, including, without limitation, an agency of this State or of a political subdivision.

(c)

“System” means a system established to provide a telephone number to be used in an emergency.

Source: Section 207.245 — Use of system providing telephone number to be used in emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists; calling nonemergency telephone line to report emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists; penalties., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-207.­html#NRS207Sec245.

207.180
Threatening or obscene letters or writings. 207.185
Penalty for commission of certain unlawful acts by reason of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of another person or group of persons. 207.190
Coercion. 207.193
Coercion: Hearing to determine whether sexually motivated. 207.195
Use of monetary instrument or other property representing proceeds or derived from unlawful activity 207.200
Unlawful trespass upon land 207.203
Unlawful trespass upon licensed gaming establishment by person previously convicted of prostitution or solicitation for prostitution. 207.204
Jumping or removal from fixed structure by parachute or other airborne means or assisting another person in doing so deemed to be trespass 207.205
Posting land without permission of owner or occupant. 207.210
Destruction of signs or notices forbidding trespass. 207.220
Penalty for not closing gates. 207.225
Unlawful diversion of irrigation water. 207.230
Acting without lawful authority. 207.235
Dog racing as gaming activity. 207.245
Use of system providing telephone number to be used in emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists 207.260
Unlawful contact with child or person with mental illness. 207.270
Loitering about school or public place where children congregate. 207.280
False reporting of crimes unlawful. 207.285
Making false or misleading statement to cause activation of Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children or Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Missing Endangered Older Persons. 207.290
Giving or accepting bribe to influence outcome of sporting event. 207.295
Commercial bribery. 207.297
Discrimination: Definitions. 207.300
Discrimination: Transactions involving real property. 207.310
Discrimination: Loans for dwellings. 207.320
Preparation or sale of academic writings. 207.325
Unsolicited transmission of advertisement to facsimile machine. 207.330
Sale of identifying card or document. 207.335
Counterfeiting or forging registry identification card or letter of approval issued for engaging in acts relating to medical use of cannabis 207.337
Simulation of summons, complaint, judgment, order or other legal process 207.340
Acts concerning federal food stamps 207.345
Impersonation of officer or employee of utility.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 207.245’s source at nv​.us