{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-166.095","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 166.095","heading":"Misconduct with emergency telephone calls.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of misconduct with emergency telephone calls if the person:\n      (a) Intentionally refuses to relinquish immediately a party line or public pay telephone after being informed that it is needed for an emergency call; or\n      (b) Requests another to relinquish a party line or public pay telephone to place an emergency call with knowledge that no such emergency exists.\n      (2) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Emergency call” means a telephone call to a police or fire department, or for medical aid or ambulance service, necessitated by a situation in which human life or property is in jeopardy and prompt summoning of aid is essential.\n      (b) “Party line” means a subscriber’s line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.\n      (3) Every telephone directory that is distributed to members of the general public in this state shall contain in a prominent place a notice of the offense punishable by this section.\n      (4) Misconduct with emergency telephone calls is a Class B misdemeanor.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 166 — Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"5f7d9ef869c7d83121f1d1826c55620b838f7334e63b366136440af29e7e30e0","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-166.090","next":"us-or/ors-166.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}