Texas Utilities Code

§ 186.043 — FALSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL; PENALTY

UT § 186.043Title 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 the person secures the use of a party line by falsely stating that the line is needed for an emergency call:

(1)to a fire or police department; or

(2)for medical aid or an ambulance service.

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

(1)a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500;

(2)confinement in the county jail for not more than one month; or

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Legislative history

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