New York Penal Law Section 270.15 - Unlawfully refusing to yield a party line.

270.15 Unlawfully refusing to yield a party line.
1. As used in this section:
(a)   "Party  line"  means  a  subscriber's  line  telephone  circuit,
  consisting of two or more main telephone stations  connected  therewith,
  each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
(b)  "Emergency  call"  means  a  telephone  call  to a police or fire
  department, or for medical aid or ambulance service, necessitated  by  a
  situation  in  which  human  life  or property is in jeopardy and prompt
  summoning of aid is essential.
2. A person is guilty of unlawfully refusing to  yield  a  party  line
  when,  being informed that a party line is needed for an emergency call,
  he refuses immediately to relinquish such line.
Unlawfully refusing to yield a party line is a class B misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 3, 2019