Which offense covers making a call to a 9-1-1 service when there is no emergency and remaining silent or making abusive statements to a PSAP employee?

• A. Silent or Abusive Calls to 9-1-1 Service
• B. Harassment
• C. False Alarm or Report
• D. Interference with Emergency Request for Assistance

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that there is a specific offense for misusing the 9-1-1 system by making a non-emergency call and either staying silent or directing abusive language at the dispatcher. This statute targets wasting emergency resources and harassing PSAP personnel, ensuring that 9-1-1 lines are available for real emergencies. When someone calls 9-1-1 without an emergency and remains silent or speaks abusively to the operator, that behavior fits this precise prohibition. The other options describe broader or different wrongs—harassment in general, making a false alarm or report, or interfering with an emergency request—but they don’t capture the exact act of a non-emergency, silent or abusive 9-1-1 call targeted at the dispatcher.