emergency medical services provider, 911 system operator or a
governmental employee or contractor or an employee of a
contractor who is authorized to receive a report of a crime or
medical or other emergency.
(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.
(c) Costs.--
(1) In addition to a penalty imposed under subsection
(b), the court may order a person convicted or adjudicated
under this section to pay to the State or local unit of
government the costs of responding to the false report,
including the use of police, fire, medical or other emergency
response personnel, vehicles and teams.
(2) The following apply to a juvenile ordered to pay
costs under this subsection:
(i) If the court determines that the juvenile is or
will be unable to pay the costs ordered, after notice to
the juvenile's parent, parents or legal guardian and an
opportunity for the persons to be heard, the court may
order the parent, parents or legal guardian having
supervisory responsibility of the juvenile at the time of
the act upon which the order is based to pay a portion of
the costs ordered that is outstanding. An order under
this subparagraph does not relieve the juvenile of his
obligation to pay the costs as ordered, but the amount
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