727.5 Obstruction of emergency communications.
An emergency communication is any telephone call or radio transmission to a fire department or police department for aid, or a call or transmission for medical aid or ambulance service, when human life or property is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. A person who fails to relinquish a telephone or telephone line which the person is using when informed that the phone or line is needed for an emergency call or knowingly and intentionally obstructs or interferes with an emergency call or transmission commits a simple misdemeanor.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §714.33, 714.34; C79, 81, §727.5]
87 Acts, ch 12, §1
Referred to in §727.7
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 727 - HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE
Section 727.1 - Distributing dangerous substances.
Section 727.3 - Abandoned or unattended refrigerators.
Section 727.4 - Exposing persons to X-ray radiation.
Section 727.5 - Obstruction of emergency communications.
Section 727.6 - Falsely claiming emergency.
Section 727.7 - Publication required.
Section 727.8 - Electronic and mechanical eavesdropping.
Section 727.8A - Cameras or electronic surveillance devices — trespass.
Section 727.9 - Transacting business without a license.
Section 727.10 - Exhibiting persons.
Section 727.11 - Disclosure of information concerning use of videotapes — penalty.