Alaska Statutes: AS 42.20.050. Altering Message; Punishment.

Alaska Statutes. Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers Chapter 20. Telegraph and Telephone Systems and Cable Lines Section 50. Altering Message; Punishment.

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AS 42.20.050. Altering Message; Punishment.

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both if the person wilfully alters a message by adding to it or omitting from it a word or figure so as to materially change the sense, purport, or meaning of the message, to the injury of the person sending or desiring to send it, or to whom it was directed.
(b) When numerals or words of number occur in a message the operator or clerk sending or receiving may express them in words or figures, or in both words and figures, and this may not be considered an alteration of the message or to affect its genuineness, force, or validity.

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This version of the Alaska Statutes is current through December, 2004. The Alaska Statutes were automatically converted to HTML from a plain text format. Every effort has been made to ensure their accuracy, but this can not be guaranteed. If it is critical that the precise terms of the Alaska Statutes be known, it is recommended that more formal sources be consulted. For statutes adopted after the effective date of these statutes, see, Alaska State Legislature If any errors are found, please e-mail Touch N' Go systems at E-mail. We hope you find this information useful.