Chapter 9.22
INTERFERENCE WITH REPORTING OF AN EMERGENCY
Sections:
9.22.010 Interference with reporting of an emergency
9.22.010 - Interference with reporting of an emergency
A. A person commits the crime of interference with reporting of an emergency if the person prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to a crime, fire, or medical emergency from reporting the incident to a 9-1-1 emergency center or to any law enforcement official, or from obtaining medical or fire department assistance.
B. Interference with the reporting of an emergency is a gross misdemeanor.
(Ord. 5683 §1, 1997)