2014 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 14 - Criminal Law.
Article 52 - Miscellaneous Police Regulations.
§ 14-401.8 - 8. Refusing to relinquish party telephone line in emergency; false statement of emergency.
14-401.8. Refusing to relinquish party telephone line in emergency; false statement of emergency.
Any person who shall willfully refuse to immediately relinquish a party telephone 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 any person who shall secure the use of a party telephone line by falsely stating that such line is needed for an emergency call, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The term "party line" as used in this section is defined as a subscriber's line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number. The term "emergency" as used in this section is defined as a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. (1955, c. 958; 1993, c. 539, s. 278; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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