Section 644:12 Emergency Calls.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he purposely refuses to yield the use of a telephone party line upon being informed that it is needed for any call to summon fire, police or medical assistance; to invoke or operate the civil defense system; or otherwise to deal with an immediate threat to life or health.
Source. 1971, 518:1. 1992, 269:18, eff. July 1, 1992.