Tennessee § 68-140-315 - Criminal offenses and penalties.
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§ 68-140-315. Criminal offenses and penalties.
It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to: Impersonate or fraudulently represent oneself as an emergency medical services provider, or interfere with a properly identified emergency care provider at the scene of an emergency, or to knowingly interfere with the performance of a duly authorized and identified representative of the department engaged in regulatory activities; Knowingly and willfully summon an ambulance or report that emergency medical service is needed when such person knows that such service is not needed; or Knowingly or willfully violate or fail to comply with this part. Acts 1983, ch. 440, § 17; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A., § 68-39-515 ; Acts 1992, ch. 796, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-140-515 . Code Commission Notes. Former § 68-140-515 was transferred to § 68-140-315 by authority of the code commission in 2011. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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