{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-42.20.120","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 42.20.120","heading":"Refusal to yield to emergency calls; penalties.","body":"A person who wilfully refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line to another person for the purpose of permitting the other person to report a fire or summon police, medical, or other aid in case of emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both.","path":["Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs.","Chapter 20. Telegraph and Telephone Systems and Cable Lines; Eavesdropping.","Article 3. Emergency Calls on Party Lines."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.20.120","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:21Z","sha256":"7e3a34d56592dd10bc3f137eb4f4372f53e2e2bde19d0ede95c7cd1f230468b3","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-42.20.110","next":"us-ak/as-42.20.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}