[Adopted by Ord. No. 03-08; amended by Ord. No. 06-11 (§ 6.15 of the former City Code)]
For various reasons, false E-911 calls have become an increasing problem in the City of Pewaukee. Each false call requires response by emergency response personnel, involves unnecessary expense to the City and dilutes the City's ability to respond to legitimate emergencies. Such false calls affect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY
An emergency exists when a person reasonably believes that immediate response by public safety personnel is essential due to the risk or actual occurrence of death or bodily harm, property damage, or any other situation which reasonably requires the immediate response of public safety personnel.
A. 
No person shall use the E-911 emergency telephone number system for any purpose other than to report an emergency.
B. 
No person shall use the E-911 system to report an emergency knowing that in fact the situation which he reports does not exist.
C. 
No person shall dial E-911 and hang up without reporting an emergency, if, in fact, no emergency exists.
D. 
No parent, guardian or other adult having the care and custody of a person under the age of 18 years shall permit or by insufficient control allow such person to violate the provisions of this section.
E. 
Any person violating this section regarding intentional false E-911 calls shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Unintentional calls to E-911 made due to human error, equipment malfunctions, or equipment programming shall be the joint and several responsibility of the person dialing the unintentional E-911 call and the owner, tenant, business occupant, occupant or person in control of a premises or telephone equipment including wireless phones from which such false E-911 calls originate.
B. 
The person dialing the unintentional E-911 call, or the owner, tenant, business occupant, occupant or person in control of a premises or telephone equipment including wireless phones from which such false E-911 call originates, shall be issued a citation and subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. No citations shall be issued nor forfeiture assessed for the first three false calls in a calendar year (January 1 to December 31).
[Amended by Ord. No. 06-19; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]