Lawmakers on 13 May passed an amendment to the Social Order Maintenance Act (社會秩序維護法) to allow penalties against people who abuse emergency hotlines. \r\nThe amendment says that people who call police hotlines without a legitimate reason and persist in doing so after receiving a warning may be detained for up to 3 days or fined up to NT$12,000. The amendment covers the 110 emergency hotline as well as the hotlines used by each police precinct across the nation. |
