Alaska Statutes: AS 42.20.085. Priority of Official Communications; Penalty For Refusal, Delay, or Alteration of Transmission.

Alaska Statutes. Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers Chapter 20. Telegraph and Telephone Systems and Cable Lines Section 85. Priority of Official Communications; Penalty For Refusal, Delay, or Alteration of Transmission.

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AS 42.20.085. Priority of Official Communications; Penalty For Refusal, Delay, or Alteration of Transmission.

On application of an officer of the state in case of war, insurrection, riot, civil commotion, or resistance of public authority, for the prevention and punishment of crime, or for the arrest of persons suspected or charged with crime, a telegraph company shall give immediate dispatch to the communication of the officer at the price of ordinary communications of the same length. An officer, agent, operator, or employee of the company who refuses or wilfully omits to transmit the communication, or designedly alters it or falsifies it is, upon conviction, punishable by a fine of not more than $1000, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or by both.

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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.