Iowa § 727.5 Obstruction of emergency communications

Iowa Statutes

§ 727.5 — Obstruction of emergency communications

Iowa § 727.5

Title XVICRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Ch. 727HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE

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Iowa Code § 727.5 (2026).

Text

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.

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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.