GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 345

Short Title:        Increase Penalties for Misuse of 911 System.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Faircloth and McNeill (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Judiciary Subcommittee B.

March 20, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to increase the criminal penalty for misuse of the 911 system.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 14-111.4 reads as rewritten:

"§ 14-111.4.  Misuse of 911 system.

It is unlawful for an individual who is not seeking public safety assistance, is not providing 911 service, or is not responding to a 911 call to access or attempt to access the 911 system for a purpose other than an emergency communication. A person who knowingly violates this section commits a Class 3 misdemeanor. If a person knowingly accesses or attempts to access the 911 system for the purpose of avoiding a charge for voice communications service, as defined in G.S. 62A-40, and the value of the charge exceeds one hundred dollars ($100.00), the person commits a Class 1 misdemeanor."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2013, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.