§ 37-12-115 — Electricity; interference with wires

Any person who connects or changes any wire, cord, socket, motor
or other instrument, device or contrivance, with any wire
transmitting or supplying, or intended to transmit or supply
electricity to any house, store or other building, without the
knowledge and consent of the person or corporation owning said
wire, in such manner that any portion of such electricity may be
transmitted or supplied to any globe, lamp, heating apparatus or
other instrument by or at which electricity is consumed, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in
section 4 hereof.