In AS 42.20.120 - 42.20.150,
(1) “emergency” means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential;
(2) “party line” means a subscriber's line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected with it, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs
Chapter 20. Telegraph and Telephone Systems and Cable Lines; Eavesdropping
Article 3. Emergency Calls on Party Lines.
Sec. 42.20.120. Refusal to yield to emergency calls; penalties.
Sec. 42.20.130. Pretext of emergency.