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Prank calling emergency services?

  • 10-02-2012 2:32pm
    #1
    alanatoday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    I'm just trying to find out the legalities of prank calling emergency services?
    I did a quick google search but it brought up nothing!

    Edit: If the prank calling was carried out by minors what, if any, are the repercussions for the parents if the young person is caught??


Comments

  • #2
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    They'd probably be considered bad parents.

    A child would be dealt with under the JLO.


  • #3
    wicklaman83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭wicklaman83


    MagicSean wrote: »
    They'd probably be considered bad parents.

    A child would be dealt with under the JLO.
    Why would they be considered bad parents


  • #4
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    A bad idea and an offence under s.99 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983. Note: call costs to connect to these services are free to the user but about €3.30 or so for the unfortunate telco who connects you mischievous child. Obviously, all calls to 112/999 are traced and traceable by design.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Tom Young wrote: »
    A bad idea and an offence under s.99 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983. Note: call costs to connect to these services are free to the user but about €3.30 or so for the unfortunate telco who connects you mischievous child. Obviously, all calls to 112/999 are traced and traceable by design.
    I assume thats why the muppet who make hoax calls remove their sim card.

    Would I be correct in assuming that the IMEI (serial) of the phone that made the call would be stored, and that could be used to track the person(s) responsible for a hoax call?

    Sorry if off topic, ignore if you want.


  • #6
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    I think it's the MSISDN that is sent forward. So, not necessarily the IMEI but the IMSI and associated number.


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  • #7
    Reloc8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭Reloc8


    MagicSean wrote: »
    They'd probably be considered bad parents.

    :rolleyes:

    The parents would not have any liability.

    The kids would be liable to be dealt with by the authorities for the offence mentioned by Tom.


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