Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 6.5 Emergency Telephone Calls

(Article 6.5, Added by Ord. No. 160,726, Eff. 3/15/86.)

Section

It is unlawful for a person in charge or control of a business, or for any employee of that business, to refuse, after a request, to allow a person to place an emergency call from a telephone located at the business premises, or to refuse, after request, to place such a call on behalf of said person.

This section shall apply only to the use of a telephone located in a portion of a business premises open to the public and during hours the business is open to the public.

For the purposes of this section:

(1) A request for an emergency call must include a description of the activity or occurrence constituting the emergency and a statement of intent or desire that the Fire or Police Department be contacted; and

(2) An emergency call means a telephone call to either the Los Angeles City Police Department or to the Los Angeles City Fire Department to request assistance where facts exist which establish that an activity or occurrence has caused, is causing, or creates an imminent danger of causing physical harm or injury to persons or property.