Section 3-906 - Divulging or failing to deliver private communications.
§ 3-906. Divulging or failing to deliver private communications.
(a) Definitions.-
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Telegraph company" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.
(3) "Telegraph lines" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.
(4) "Telephone company" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.
(5) "Telephone lines" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.
(b) Prohibited.- An employee or agent of a telegraph company or telephone company, or of a person operating telegraph lines or telephone lines for profit in the State, may not:
(1) willfully divulge the contents or nature of the contents of a private communication that is entrusted to the person for transmission or delivery; or
(2) willfully refuse or neglect to transmit or deliver a private communication.
(c) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 556; 2002, ch. 26, § 2; ch. 213, § 6; 2010, ch. 52.]