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Title 9 — Peace, Safety and Morals›Division VI — Offenses Against Property

Union City Municipal Code Ch. 9.52 Automatic Calling Devices

Union City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Union City

Cite as: Union City Municipal Code Chapter 9.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.52.010. Telephone number defined.

"Telephone number"

includes any additional numbers associated with such emergency or governmental administrative telephone number through the use of a rotary or other system whereby additional telephone calls to the number are connected to other numbers when the first number is in use.

(Ord. 104-73 § 1, 1973; amended during 1990 republication)

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§ 9.52.020. Automatic calling devices.

No person except a public utility engaged in the business of providing communications, services and facilities shall use or operate, attempt to use or operate or cause to be used or operated, or arrange, adjust, program or otherwise provide or install any device or combination of devices that will, upon activation, either mechanically, electronically or by other automatic means, initiate an intrastate call and deliver a recorded message to any telephone number used for the receipt of emergency or governmental administrative messages by the Police Department, the Fire Department or any administrative office or department of the City.

(Ord. 104-73 § 1, 1973; amended during 1990 republication)

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