1. (a) A person commits an offense if:

   1. (1) the person wilfully refuses to relinquish a party line immediately on being informed that the line is needed for an emergency call described by Subdivision (2); and

   2. (2) the party line is needed for an emergency call:

      1. (A) to a fire or police department; or
      2. (B) for medical aid or an ambulance service.

2. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

   1. (1) a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500;
   2. (2) confinement in the county jail for not more than one month; or
   3. (3) both fine and confinement.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.