Section 15-214. False alarms  


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  • a.  Any  person  who  shall  wilfully or
      designedly give, raise, create or continue a false alarm of fire, or who
      shall wilfully tamper, meddle or interfere with any  station  or  signal
      box of any fire alarm telegraph system, or any auxiliary fire appliance,
      or  who  shall  wilfully break, injure, deface or remove any such box or
      station, or who shall wilfully break, injure, deface or  remove  any  of
      the  wires,  poles  or  other  supports and appliances connected with or
      forming a part of any fire alarm telegraph system, shall be punished  by
      imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand
      dollars, or both, for each offense.
        b.  Aiding  or abetting in giving false fire alarms. Any person aiding
      or abetting or assisting in the commission of any of the acts  described
      in  subdivision a of this section, shall be punished by imprisonment not
      exceeding one year or a fine not  exceeding  ten  thousand  dollars,  or
      both, for each offense.
     
        * NB Amended L.L. 80/85 § 22, language juxtaposed per Ch. 907/85 § 14