It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a mobile radio capable of receiving transmissions made by any law enforcement agency for illegal purposes or while in the commission of a crime and not otherwise, and any person violating the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, or fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

Laws 1961, HB 811, p. 228, § 1; Amended by Laws 1965, SB 262, c. 134, § 1; Amended by Laws 1970, HB 1756, c. 271, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 310 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 208, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 681, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).