How to dispute this 911 misuse fine?
I have an iPhone and my 6 year old niece was playing on Siri. I did not notice what she had done until I heard "calling 911". I quickly took the phone and hung up but they still visited my house. Even after I tried to explain what she had done, they still gave me a $300 911 misuse fine. Is there anyway I can dispute this fine? Or do I just have to suck it up and pay?
I'd just ask for a hearing before a judge. You make a reasonable case and I do think you might find a judge who would reduce it or throw it out if you can present reasonable facts to back this story up and have no real prior issues with the law.
Yes. Next time answer the phone and explain 911 was dialed by accident so they don't spend time and money finding out who called. For all they knew you had been attacked.
Every police agency in the country will respond to a 911 hangup call as an emergency. Even if you call back and say everything is OK, they will still come.
Having said that, a ticket and fine for a 1st offense is very unusual. If this is the 1st time this has happened, you need to go to court and talk to the judge. If this was actually the 12th time this month, then just pay the fine.
So you really did misuse the 911 system, and you want to dispute the fine because you don't feel like paying for a service you improperly used?
You can ask for a hearing with a judge and see if they will go easy on you.
If I were the judge you'd be paying the fine AND court cost because you aren't supposed to let children play with your phone unattended and if you do YOU are responsible for the outcome. The fact of the matter is false emergency calls cost money and I don't want my taxes to pay for your mistake in using Siri as a babysitter.
Kids playing with expensive phones is not a good idea. Many things happen from random 911's to breakage. Rules are they have to follow up on all calls, that cost money and time. Even could have cost someone a life.
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