{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.85.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.85.020","heading":"Refusal to yield line—Penalty.","body":"Any person who shall wilfully refuse to yield or surrender the use of a party line to another person for the purpose of permitting such other person to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.85"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.85.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:51:38Z","sha256":"a6cdf9591f18ff3ba682040c3722c17fb918897d40100d81c54f2ab466c05721","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.85.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.85.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}