Sec. 42.20.110. - Bribing operator or employee to disclose private message; punishment.

A person who, by the payment or promise of a bribe, inducement, or reward, procures or attempts to procure a telegraph agent, operator, or employee to disclose a private message, or the contents, purport, substance, or meaning of a private message, or who offers to an agent, operator, or employee a bribe, compensation, or reward for the disclosure of private information received by reason of the position of trust as agent, operator, or employee, or who uses or attempts to use the information so obtained, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $1000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.