2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 53 - Crimes
Chapter 943 - Offenses Against Public Peace and Safety
Section 53-210 - Refusal to relinquish telephone party line.

No person shall wilfully refuse to relinquish a party line when informed that such line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department or police department or for medical aid or ambulance service, or secure the use of a party line by falsely stating that such line is needed for an emergency call. As used in this section, “party line” means a subscriber line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number, and “emergency” means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. Violation of this section shall be an infraction as provided for in sections 51-164m and 51-164n.

(1957, P.A. 375, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 126; P.A. 75-577, S. 10, 126.)

History: 1961 act made grammatical correction in definition of emergency; P.A. 75-577 restated provisions and replaced maximum fine of $50 with statement that violation is an infraction as provided in Secs. 51-164m and 51-164n.

See Sec. 53a-183b re interfering with emergency call as class A misdemeanor.