Interference with emergency communication--Violation a misdemeanor

If a person is attempting to summon aid to an emergency or has communicated a desire to summon aid to an emergency, no person may prohibit or interrupt, or attempt to prohibit or interrupt, another person's use of a communication device by either of the following: (1) Using or threatening to use physical force, intimidation, interference, or any other form of violence; or (2) Destroying, disabling, or damaging a communication device. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2002, ch 214 , § 2.