by Tdarcos » Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:13 pm
I have a response, and I'll use Colorado as the example. Essentially the same thing appears in
section 384 of the California Penal code, as well as similar laws in other states.
Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated
18-9-307. Refusal to yield party line
(1) The following definitions are applicable to this section:
(a) "Party line" means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
(b) "Emergency" means a situation in which property or human safety is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
(2) Any person who willfully refuses to immediately yield or surrender the use of a party line when informed that the line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department, or police department, or sheriff's office or for medical aid or ambulance service commits a class 1 petty offense. This section shall not apply to persons using a party line for such an emergency call.
(3) Any person who requests the use of a party line on the pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, commits a class 1 petty offense, punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars.
18-9-308. Telephone directories to contain notice
Every telephone directory published for distribution to the members of the general public shall contain a notice which explains the provisions of section 18-9-307. Such notice shall be printed in type which is no smaller than ten-point type and shall be preceded by the word "WARNING". The provisions of this section shall not apply to those directories distributed solely for business advertising purposes, commonly known as classified directories. Any person, firm, or corporation providing telephone service which distributes or causes to be distributed in this state telephone directories which are subject to the provisions of this section and which do not contain the notice provided for in this section commits a class 1 petty offense.
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Checkmate. Game over.
I have a response, and I'll use Colorado as the example. Essentially the same thing appears in [url=https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-384.html]section 384 of the California Penal code[/url], as well as similar laws in other states.
Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated
[size=150]18-9-307. Refusal to yield party line[/size]
(1) The following definitions are applicable to this section:
(a) "Party line" means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
[b][color=#00FF00](b) "Emergency" means a situation in which property or human safety is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.[/color][/b]
(2) Any person who willfully refuses to immediately yield or surrender the use of a party line when informed that the line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department, or police department, or sheriff's office or for medical aid or ambulance service commits a class 1 petty offense. This section shall not apply to persons using a party line for such an emergency call.
(3) Any person who requests the use of a party line on the pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, commits a class 1 petty offense, punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars.
[size=150]18-9-308. Telephone directories to contain notice[/size]
Every telephone directory published for distribution to the members of the general public shall contain a notice which explains the provisions of section 18-9-307. Such notice shall be printed in type which is no smaller than ten-point type and shall be preceded by the word "WARNING". The provisions of this section shall not apply to those directories distributed solely for business advertising purposes, commonly known as classified directories. Any person, firm, or corporation providing telephone service which distributes or causes to be distributed in this state telephone directories which are subject to the provisions of this section and which do not contain the notice provided for in this section commits a class 1 petty offense.
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Checkmate. Game over.