Wyoming § 37-12-127 - Failure to yield telephone for reporting emergencies; misdemeanor; exception.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 37-12-127 — Failure to yield telephone for reporting emergencies; misdemeanor; exception., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-12-127. Failure to yield telephone for reporting emergencies; misdemeanor; exception.
Any person who willfully refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line or a public pay telephone to another person for the purpose of permitting such other person to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to persons using a party line for such an emergency call.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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