[Students] Student Notice: False Alarm & Report
A&M-Commerce Students
students at tamuc.edu
Wed Jan 18 07:45:20 CST 2023
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Hey Lions! Please Read.
It is a violation of Texas Penal Code 42.06 to make a false alarm or report to a public
institution of higher education. A student accused of this crime may face charges up to a state
jail felony and will be referred through the student judicial process. A full description of the
code and subsequent penalty is provided below. Please help us keep our university safe and
report any suspicious activities to the University Policy Department or to the Dean of
Students Office.
Section 42.06 - False Alarm or Report
Sec. 42.06. FALSE ALARM OR REPORT. (a) A person commits an offense if he
knowingly initiates, communicates or circulates a report of a present, past, or future
bombing, fire, offense, or other emergency that he knows is false or baseless and that would
ordinarily:
(1) cause .action by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with
emergencies;
(2) place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
(3) prevent or interrupt the occupation of a building, room, place of assembly, place to
which the public has access, or aircraft, automobile, or other mode of conveyance.
(4) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the false report is of an
emergency involving a public primary or secondary school, public communications, public
transportation, public water, gas, or power supply or other public service, in which event the
offense is a state jail felony.
If you need any assistance please don't hesitate to contact the Dean of Students at our website:
https://www.tamuc.edu/office-of-student-affairs/dean-of-students/?source=universalmenu
Judy Sackfield (she/her/hers)
Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students
VPSA | McDowell Administration Building, 296B
P: 903.886.5171
Mail: P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429
Ship: 2600 S Neal Street, Commerce, TX 75428
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