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MO HB1770

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2010

Primary Sponsor

Walt Bivins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces section 190.308 of Missouri law regarding misuse of emergency telephone service
  • Defines "misuse" of 911 as repeatedly calling for nonemergency situations three or more times within a one-month period
  • Classifies violation of the misuse provision as a class B misdemeanor
  • Prohibits political subdivisions from imposing fines or penalties on pay telephone owners or property owners for emergency calls made from pay telephones on their property
  • Voids any existing fines or penalties imposed under this provision

Legislative Description

Prohibits a political subdivision from imposing a fine or penalty on the owner of a pay telephone on his or her property for calls to the emergency telephone service from the pay telephone

Last Action

Referred: Special Standing Committee on General Laws (H)

5/14/2010

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