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KRS 438.170

Emergency party line use

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Gross v. Commonwealth (1967)

Most recently applied in Gross v. Commonwealth (December 1967)

History: Created 1962 Ky

Any person who willfully refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line 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, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.