477.6 Delay — willful error — revealing contents.
Any person employed in transmitting messages by telegraph or telephone must do so with fidelity and without unreasonable delay, and if anyone willfully fails thus to transmit them, or intentionally transmits a message erroneously, or makes known the contents of any message sent or received to any person except the person to whom it is addressed, or such person’s agent or attorney, or willfully and wrongfully takes or receives any telegraph or telephone message, the person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C51, §784; R60, §1352; C73, §1328; C97, §2162; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8305; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §488.6; C77, 79, 81, §477.6]
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 477 - TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONES — CABLE SYSTEMS
Section 477.2 - Removal of lines and cable systems.
Section 477.3 - Construction — installation — damages.
Section 477.5 - Equal facilities — delay.
Section 477.6 - Delay — willful error — revealing contents.
Section 477.7 - Mistakes and delays.
Section 477.8 - Negligence presumed.
Section 477.9 - Presentation of claim.
Section 477.9A - Deregulated services.
Section 477.11 - Facilities to local exchange.
Section 477.12 - Transmission of messages.