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Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-210: Refusal to relinquish telephone party line.

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  1. TITLE 53. CRIMES
  2. CHAPTER 943. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY

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.

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