Section 49-31-29 - Intentional refusal to relinquish party line in emergency as misdemeanor. - South Dakota Statutes

49-31-29. Intentional refusal to relinquish party line in emergency as misdemeanor. Any person who intentionally refuses to immediately relinquish a party line when informed that such line is needed for an emergency call actually existing as defined in subdivision 49-31-28(2), to a fire department, to a law enforcement officer or department, for medical aid or for ambulance service, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1959, ch 49, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 13.1628; SL 1983, ch 15, § 119.