Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.85.010 Definitions.
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"Party line" means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number."Emergency" means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt s…
RCW 70.85.020 Refusal to yield line—Penalty.
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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.[ 1953 c 25 s…
RCW 70.85.030 Request for line on pretext of emergency—Penalty.
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Any person who shall ask for or request the use of a party line on pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1953 c 25 s 3.]
RCW 70.85.040 Telephone directories—Notice.
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After September 9, 1953, every telephone directory thereafter distributed to the members of the general public shall contain a notice which explains this chapter, such notice to be printed in type which is no smaller than any other type on the same page and to be preceded by the …
RCW 70.85.100 Authority to isolate telephones in barricade or hostage situation—Definitions.
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(1) The supervising law enforcement official having jurisdiction in a geographical area who reasonably believes that a person is barricaded, or one or more persons are holding another person or persons hostage within that area may order a telephone company employee designated pur…
RCW 70.85.110 Telephone companies to provide contacting information.
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The telephone company providing service within the geographical jurisdiction of a law enforcement unit shall inform law enforcement agencies of the address and telephone number of its security office or other designated office to provide all required assistance to law enforcement…
RCW 70.85.120 Liability of telephone company.
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Good faith reliance on an order given under RCW 70.85.100 through 70.85.130 by a supervising law enforcement official shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action arising out of such ordered cutting, rerouting or diverting of telephone lines.[ 1979 c 28 s 3…
RCW 70.85.130 Applicability.
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RCW 70.85.100 through 70.85.120 will govern notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this chapter and notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 9.73 RCW.[ 1979 c 28 s 4.]