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Milton council adopts ordinance to penalize abusive 911 misuse, with exemptions for good-faith calls
Summary
Council unanimously approved ordinance 21-36-26 to give police and dispatch tools to warn and, if necessary, pursue civil or misdemeanor penalties against repeat abusive 911 callers while exempting legitimate emergency calls and accidental dials.
The Milton City Council on March 16 unanimously approved ordinance 21-36-26 to strengthen the city's ability to address repetitive, harassing or menacing misuse of 911.
Police Chief Hernandez told the council the ordinance is intended to provide a tool to handle callers who repeatedly tie up dispatch with abusive calls that are not legitimate emergencies. "There's an exemption for people who in good faith really…
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