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§ 4905. False alarms to agencies of public safety.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he knowingly causes a false alarm of fire or other
emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization, official or volunteer,
for dealing with emergencies involving danger to life or property.
(b) Grading.--An offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree unless the transmission
of the false alarm of fire or other emergency occurs during a declared state of emergency
and the false alarm causes the resources of the organization to be diverted from dealing
with the declared state of emergency, in which case the offense is a felony of the
third degree.
(June 28, 2002, P.L.481, No.82, eff. 60 days)
Cross References. Section 4905 is referred to in section 5552 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case:
Com. v. Luke, B., No. 724 MDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 7, 2017).
R. Ortiz v. PA BPP, No. 2398 C.D. 2015 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Oct. 31, 2016).
“Because Parolee pled guilty to one count of False Alarm to an Agency of Public Safety, 18 Pa. C.S. § 4905(a), on December 12, 2014, he was sentenced to serve an 11-and-one-half-month to 23-month term of imprisonment in the Philadelphia County Prison with credit for time served,…”
Com. v. Luke, B., No. 724 MDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 7, 2017).
“1 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 4905, and 5503, respectively.”
Com. v. Vaupel, D., No. 612 MDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 17, 2025).
“” 18 Pa.C.S. § 4905(a). Vaupel’s argument subsumes two different theories.”
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4905(a): 2 cases
R. Ortiz v. PA BPP, No. 2398 C.D. 2015 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Oct. 31, 2016).
“Because Parolee pled guilty to one count of False Alarm to an Agency of Public Safety, 18 Pa. C.S. § 4905(a), on December 12, 2014, he was sentenced to serve an 11-and-one-half-month to 23-month term of imprisonment in the Philadelphia County Prison with credit for time served,…”
Com. v. Vaupel, D., No. 612 MDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 17, 2025).
“” 18 Pa.C.S. § 4905(a). Vaupel’s argument subsumes two different theories.”
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