Nevada § 207.163 - Refusal to relinquish public telephone for emergency call unlawful; false declaration of emergency to obtain use of public telephone unlawful
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 207.163 — Refusal to relinquish public telephone for emergency call unlawful; false declaration of emergency to obtain use of public telephone unlawful, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 207.163. Refusal to relinquish public telephone for emergency call unlawful; false declaration of emergency to obtain use of public telephone unlawful
1. It is unlawful for a person to refuse to relinquish a public telephone immediately
when the person has been informed that it is needed for an emergency call and in fact
the line is needed for an emergency call and there is no other reasonably apparent
and immediately accessible telephone from which to make the call. 2. It is unlawful for a person to secure the use of a public telephone by falsely
stating that it is needed for an emergency call.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 207.163 ("Refusal to relinquish public telephone for emergency call unlawful; false declaration of emergency to obtain use of public telephone unlawful") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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