§ 21-3. Calling ambulance or fire-fighting apparatus without cause; malicious activation of fire alarm in public building.
(a)
Any person who, without just cause therefor, calls or summons, by telephone or otherwise, any ambulance or fire-fighting apparatus, shall be deemed guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person who maliciously activates a manual or automatic fire alarm in any building used for public assembly or for other public use, including, but not limited to, schools, theaters, stores, office buildings, shopping centers and malls, coliseums and arenas, regardless of whether fire apparatus responds or not, shall be deemed guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(c)
Upon claim being made therefor and upon certification in writing by the city attorney to the director of finance, approved by the city manager, of the name of any person who shall furnish to the police department information directly relating to and resulting in the arrest and final conviction of any other person of an offense committed under this section, there shall be paid to such informer by the city, out of funds appropriated for the purpose, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Code 1956, Tit. XIV, Ch. 1, §§ 5, 6)
Cross reference— Ambulances, Ch. 5; fire prevention and protection, Ch. 12.
State Law reference— Provisions similar to subsections (a) and (b) above, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-212.
(Code 1956, Tit. XIV, Ch. 1, §§ 5, 6)