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Sec. 272. False fire alarm.

Any person, who shall wantonly or without knowledge of the
existence of a fire, turn in or give any false alarm to the fire
department or who in any way tampers with the fire alarm system,
shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $200.00,
or confined in jail not less than thirty days nor more than ninety
days, or both.