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§14‑371.  Violating privacy of telegraphic messages; failure to transmitand deliver same promptly.

If any person wrongfullyobtains, or attempts to obtain, any knowledge of a telegraphic message byconnivance with a clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee of a telegraphcompany, or, being such clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee,willfully divulges to any but the person for whom it was intended, the contentsof a telegraphic message or dispatch intrusted to him for transmission ordelivery, or the nature thereof, or willfully refuse or neglect duly totransmit or deliver the same, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1889,c. 41, s. 1; Rev., s. 3846; C.S., s. 4498; 1993, c. 539, s. 249; 1994, Ex.Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_14 > GS_14-371

§14‑371.  Violating privacy of telegraphic messages; failure to transmitand deliver same promptly.

If any person wrongfullyobtains, or attempts to obtain, any knowledge of a telegraphic message byconnivance with a clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee of a telegraphcompany, or, being such clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee,willfully divulges to any but the person for whom it was intended, the contentsof a telegraphic message or dispatch intrusted to him for transmission ordelivery, or the nature thereof, or willfully refuse or neglect duly totransmit or deliver the same, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1889,c. 41, s. 1; Rev., s. 3846; C.S., s. 4498; 1993, c. 539, s. 249; 1994, Ex.Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_14 > GS_14-371

§14‑371.  Violating privacy of telegraphic messages; failure to transmitand deliver same promptly.

If any person wrongfullyobtains, or attempts to obtain, any knowledge of a telegraphic message byconnivance with a clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee of a telegraphcompany, or, being such clerk, operator, messenger, or other employee,willfully divulges to any but the person for whom it was intended, the contentsof a telegraphic message or dispatch intrusted to him for transmission ordelivery, or the nature thereof, or willfully refuse or neglect duly totransmit or deliver the same, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1889,c. 41, s. 1; Rev., s. 3846; C.S., s. 4498; 1993, c. 539, s. 249; 1994, Ex.Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)