(1) A person commits the offense of misuse of 911 emergency telephone service if the person accesses the telephone number 911 and:

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 710-1014.5

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
(a) Knowingly causes a false alarm; or
(b) Makes a false complaint or a report of false information in reckless disregard of the risk that a public safety agency will respond by dispatching emergency services.
(2) Misuse of 911 emergency telephone service is a misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section, “public safety agency” means any federal, state, or county police, fire, emergency medical service, or emergency management agency.

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