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FL S0448
Bill
AI Summary
- Making false 911 calls, knowingly using 911 for non-emergency purposes, or using the service to avoid charges remains a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida law
- Creates a new enhanced penalty upgrading the offense to a third-degree felony when a false 911 call results in bodily injury or property damage as a proximate result of the subsequent emergency response
- Retains the existing provision that a person convicted four times of unauthorized 911 use who continues such misuse commits a third-degree felony
- Requires courts to order restitution for any person convicted of misusing 911, including full payment of costs incurred by responding public safety agencies and compensation for bodily injury or property damage caused by the response
- Corrects a statutory reference from "state E911 plan" to "statewide emergency communications plan" in the definition of public safety answering point (PSAP)
Legislative Description
Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems
Last Action
Died in Regulated Industries
3/8/2024
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