A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when, with knowledge of its falsity, he causes a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to any organization that responds to emergencies involving danger to life or property. SOURCE: c.f. G.P.C. § 403(a); M.P.C. § 250.3; *Cal. §§ 1400, 1402 (1971); Mass. ch. 269, § 4; N.J. § 2C:33-3.
COMMENT: Section 55.20 appears to have no counterpart in the former Penal Code. However, this Section is common is most other Codes and is clearly justifiable on the ground that false alarms hinder government operations and can cause danger to others.