Abusive calls prohibited; sanctions.

Miss. Code Ann. § 19-5-317
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When there is not an emergency, no person shall make a telephone call to an emergency telephone service and knowingly or intentionally: Remain silent; Make abusive or harassing statements to an emergency telephone service employee; Report the existence of an emergency; or Falsely report a crime. No person shall knowingly permit a telephone under his control to be used by another person in a manner described in subsection (1) of this section. Conviction of a first offense under this section is punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Conviction of any subsequent offense under this section is punishable by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period of time not to exceed three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For the purpose of this section, “emergency telephone service” shall mean a service established under Section 19-5-301 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, or established under the provisions of a local and private act enacted prior to October 20, 1987.

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