Nevada § 207.245 - Use of system providing telephone number to be used in emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists; calling nonemergency telephone line to report emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists; penalties

§ 207.245. Use of system providing telephone number to be used in emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists; calling nonemergency telephone line to report emergency when no actual or perceived emergency exists; penalties

1. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or willfully to make or cause to be made: (a) Any telephonic access to a system; or (b) A nonemergency telephone call to report an emergency on any nonemergency telephone

line maintained by a governmental entity, if no actual or perceived emergency exists. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who violates any provision

of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 3. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony

and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if: (a) The person intended to initiate an emergency response by law enforcement, firefighting,

emergency medical care or public safety personnel when no actual emergency exists;

and (b) The emergency response initiated by the person results in the death or serious

bodily injury of another. 4. A person who is convicted of a category E felony pursuant to subsection 3 is liable

for any costs incurred by any governmental entity as a result of his or her conduct. 5. If a defendant who is charged with a violation of this section suffers from a mental

illness or is intellectually disabled, the court may, if appropriate, take any action

authorized by law for the purpose of having the defendant assigned to a program established

pursuant to NRS 176A.250 . 6. As used in this section: (a) “ Emergency ” means a situation in which immediate intervention is necessary to protect the physical

safety of a person or others from an immediate threat of physical injury or to protect

against an immediate threat of severe property damage, or any other situation which

is likely to cause a governmental entity to provide services related to law enforcement,

firefighting, emergency medical care or public safety. (b) “ Governmental entity ” means an institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division,

authority or other unit of government of this State, including, without limitation,

an agency of this State or of a political subdivision. (c) “ System ” means a system established to provide a telephone number to be used in an emergency.