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Title 37 - PUBLIC UTILITIESChapter 12 - CRIMES, OFFENSES AND CIVIL LIABILITIES
Article 1 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC UTILITIES
Section 37-12-127 - Failure to yield telephone for reporting emergencies; misdemeanor; exception

Wyo. Stat. § 37-12-127

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Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session, Acts 1-58, 60-118
Section 37-12-127 - Failure to yield telephone for reporting emergencies; misdemeanor; exception

Any person who willfully refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line or a public pay telephone to another person for the purpose of permitting such other person to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to persons using a party line for such an emergency call.

W.S. 37-12-127