Calling or summoning ambulance or firefighting apparatus without just cause; maliciously activating fire alarms in public buildings.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 19-32
in effectSec. 19-32. - Calling or summoning ambulance or firefighting apparatus without just cause; maliciously activating fire alarms in public buildings.
(a) Any person who, without just cause therefor, calls or summons, by telephone or otherwise, any ambulance, or firefighting apparatus, or any person who maliciously activates a manual or automatic fire alarm in any building used for public assembly or for other public use, including, but not limited to, schools, theaters, stores, office buildings, shopping centers and malls, coliseums and arenas, regardless of whether fire apparatus responds or not, shall be deemed guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b) A violation of this section may be prosecuted either if the call was made in the City or if the call or summons was received in the City.
(Code 1993, § 10-32(b); Code 2004, § 66-40; Code 2015, § 19-32; Code 2020, § 19-32)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH19OFMIPR_ARTIIOFAGPUAD_S19-32CASUAMFIAPWIJUCAMAACFIALPUBUFetched: 11/8/2026