Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Tex. Util. Code § 186.043

FALSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL; PENALTY

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person secures the use of a party line by falsely stating that the line is needed for an emergency call:

(1) to a fire or police department; or

(2) for medical aid or an ambulance service.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than one month; or

(3) both fine and confinement.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.