9.28.020 Emergency telephone abuse.
A. A person is guilty of emergency telephone abuse if he:
1. Intentionally refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line or a public pay telephone to another person upon being informed that the telephone is needed to report a fire or summon police, medical, or other aid in case of emergency, unless the telephone is likewise being used for an emergency call; or
2. Asks for or requests the use of a party line or a public pay telephone on the pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency exists.
B. Emergency telephone abuse is a class C misdemeanor.
C. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Party line" means a subscriber’s line or telephone circuit consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
2. "Emergency" means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential to the preservation of human life or property. (Code 1975 § 13-922)