Texas Utilities Code

§ 186.042 — OBSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL; PENALTY

UT § 186.042Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES · Ch. 186. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF UTILITY SERVICE · Art. D. AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE

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(a)A person commits an offense if:

(1)the person wilfully refuses to relinquish a party line immediately on being informed that the line is needed for an emergency call described by Subdivision (2); and

(2)the party line is needed for an emergency call:

(A)to a fire or police department; or

(B)for medical aid or an ambulance service.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.