Sec. 53-210. Refusal to relinquish telephone party line.
Sec. 53-210. Refusal to relinquish telephone party line. No person shall wilfully
refuse to relinquish a party line when informed that such line is needed for an emergency
call to a fire department or police department or for medical aid or ambulance service,
or secure the use of a party line by falsely stating that such line is needed for an emergency
call. As used in this section, "party line" means a subscriber line telephone circuit,
consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station
with a distinctive ring or telephone number, and "emergency" means a situation in which
property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
Violation of this section shall be an infraction as provided for in sections 51-164m and
51-164n.
(1957, P.A. 375, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 126; P.A. 75-577, S. 10, 126.)
History: 1961 act made grammatical correction in definition of emergency; P.A. 75-577 restated provisions and replaced
maximum fine of $50 with statement that violation is an infraction as provided in Secs. 51-164m and 51-164n.
See chapter 881b (Sec. 51-164m et seq.) re infractions.
See Sec. 53a-183b re interfering with emergency call as class A misdemeanor.