Connecticut § 53a-183b Interfering with an emergency call: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-183b — Interfering with an emergency call: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut § 53a-183b

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-183b (2026).

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(a)A person is guilty of interfering with an emergency call when such person, with the intent of preventing another person from making or completing a 9-1-1 telephone call or a telephone call or radio communication to any law enforcement agency to request police protection or report the commission of a crime, physically or verbally prevents or hinders such other person from making or completing such telephone call or radio communication.

(b)Interfering with an emergency call is a class A misdemeanor. See Sec. 53-210 re refusal to relinquish party line when needed for emergency call.

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(a) A person is guilty of interfering with an emergency call when such person, with the intent of preventing another person from making or completing a 9-1-1 telephone call or a telephone call or radio communication to any law enforcement agency to request police protection or report the commission of a crime, physically or verbally prevents or hinders such other person from making or completing such telephone call or radio communication. (b) Interfering with an emergency call is a class A misdemeanor. See Sec. 53-210 re refusal to relinquish party line when needed for emergency call.