Louisiana § RS 14:320 - Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:320 — Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:320. Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty
A. No person shall wrongfully obtain, or attempt to obtain, any knowledge of a private telegraphic message by connivance with a clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee of a telegraph company. No clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee shall use, or suffer or permit to be used, or wilfully divulge to anyone but the person to whom it was addressed or his agent, or a duly authorized United States government official or under due process of any court of record, the contents of a telegraphic message or dispatch intrusted to him for transmission or delivery, or the nature thereof.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than four months, or both.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:320 cover?
Section RS 14:320 ("Telegrams, divulging or obtaining knowledge of contents prohibited; penalty") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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