727.5 Obstruction of emergency communications. An emergency communication is any telephone call or radio transmission to a fire department or police department for aid, or a call or transmission for medical aid orambulance service, when human life or property is in jeopardy and the prompt summoningof aid is essential. A person who fails to relinquish a telephone or telephone line which theperson is using when informed that the phone or line is needed for an emergency call orknowingly and intentionally obstructs or interferes with an emergency call or transmissioncommits a simple misdemeanor. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §714.33, 714.34; C79, 81, §727.5]87 Acts, ch 12, §1Referred to in §727.7 Sat Dec 23 12:32:46 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 727.5 (15, 0)
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