Unlawful Use of Telephone; Defined & Punished

(a)A person is guilty of unlawfully using a telephone when he:

(1)refuses to relinquish immediately a party line or public telephone when informed that the party line or public telephone is needed for an emergency call to the Department of Public Safety, Armed Services Police, Air Sea Rescue or for medical aid or ambulance service; or

(2)secures the use of a party line or public telephone by falsely stating that such line or telephone is needed for an emergency.

(b)As used in this Section, party line means a subscriber's telephone circuit consisting of two

(2)or more named telephone stations connected therewith, each station having a distinctive ring or telephone number.

(c)As used in this Section, public telephone means a telephone available for public use. COL11/30/2022 CH. 70 MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES

(d)As used in this Section, emergency means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.

(e)Unlawfully using a telephone, as defined in Paragraph

(1)of Subsection

(a)of this Section, is a misdemeanor. Otherwise, it is a violation.