Tex. Utils. Code Section 186.042
Obstruction of Emergency Telephone Call; Penalty

(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:

(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

(3)

both fine and confinement.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 186.042 — Obstruction of Emergency Telephone Call; Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.­186.­htm#186.­042 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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