Alaska Statutes: AS 42.20.080. Delaying or Refusing to Send or Deliver Message; Punishment.

Alaska Statutes. Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers Chapter 20. Telegraph and Telephone Systems and Cable Lines Section 80. Delaying or Refusing to Send or Deliver Message; Punishment.

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AS 42.20.080. Delaying or Refusing to Send or Deliver Message; Punishment.

(a) An agent, operator, or employee in a telegraph office who unreasonably and wilfully refuses or neglects to send a message received at the office for transmission, or who unreasonably or wilfully postpones the message out of its order, or unreasonably and wilfully refuses or neglects to deliver a message received by telegraph is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
(b) This section does not require a person to receive, transmit, or deliver a message unless the charges are paid, or to require the sending, receiving, or delivery of a message counseling, aiding, abetting, or encouraging treason against the government of the United States, or other resistance to the lawful authority, or a message calculated to further a fraudulent plan or purpose, or to instigate or encourage the perpetration of an unlawful act, or to facilitate the escape of a criminal or person accused of crime.

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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.