AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING MACHINES

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 10, div. II, ch. 10.18

in effect

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.18.010 Use without consent unlawful.

10.18.010 - Use without consent unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, operate, connect or allow to be maintained, operated or connected any telephone device, telephone attachment, or other device which automatically dials a telephone number and then reproduces any prerecorded message to report a burglary, or robbery, or any message which by its nature would dictate the immediate or timely response of a public agency without the prior written consent of the person or public agency which has been assigned such number by the telephone company. (Ord. 1936 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 6-10-3(A))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.18.020 Consent considerations.

10.18.020 - Consent considerations. In determining whether to grant consent to use such devices to call a telephone number assigned to a department of the City, the City shall consider whether the person is handicapped or for some other reason unable to normally use a telephone to report a burglary, robbery or other emergency condition. (Ord. 1936 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 6-10-3(B))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.18.030 Message receiver duty.

10.18.030 - Message receiver duty. Any person, other than a public agency, who consents to the use of their telephone for receiving a prerecorded message shall present themselves or a representative, employee, or agent to the place where the message originated within fifteen minutes after they have reported the message to a public agency. (Ord. 1936 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 6-10-3(c))

Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10PUPEMOWE_DIVIIOFAGPUOFGO_CH10.18AUTEDIMAFetched: 10/28/2026