Chapter 9.44
FALSE REPORTING—BOMB THREATS

Sections:

9.44.010    False reporting.

9.44.020    Making false bomb threat.

9.44.010 False reporting.

A person is guilty of false reporting if, with knowledge that the information reported, conveyed or circulated is false, he initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion, crime, catastrophe or emergency, knowing that such false report is likely to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly or transportation facility, or to cause public inconvenience or alarm. (Ord. 254 (part), 1979)

9.44.020 Making false bomb threat.

Any person who falsely communicates, by any means, a threat of the placement of a bomb or any other explosive device as a result of which threat any public or private activity is inconvenienced or delayed is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 254 (part), 1979)