Tex. Util. Code § 186.042

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

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.

Tex. Util. Code § 186.042

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.