Any person who asks for or requests the use of a party line on the pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, shall be fined not less than twenty-five ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding ten (10) days or both so fined and imprisoned.
KRS 438.180
False representation of emergency
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Gross v. Commonwealth (1967)
Most recently applied in Gross v. Commonwealth (December 1967)
History: Created 1962 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.