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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-183b (2026)

Interfering with an emergency call: Class A misdemeanor

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(a) A person is guilty of interfering with an emergency call when such person, with the intent of preventing another person from making or completing a 9-1-1 telephone call or a telephone call or radio communication to any law enforcement agency to request police protection or report the commission of a crime, physically or verbally prevents or hinders such other person from making or completing such telephone call or radio communication.

(b) Interfering with an emergency call is a class A misdemeanor.

(P.A. 03-43, S. 1.)

See Sec. 53-210 re refusal to relinquish party line when needed for emergency call.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 2007–2020 · leading case: State v. Solomon, 930 A.2d 716 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007).
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State v. Solomon, 930 A.2d 716 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 6× “General Statutes § 53a-183b (a) provides that “[a] person is guilty of interfering with an emergency call when such person, with the intent of preventing another person from making or completing a 9-1-1 telephone call or a telephone call or radio communication to any law…”
State v. Betts, 942 A.2d 364 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 3× “ld in violation of General Statutes § 53-21, and one count each of the crimes of sexual assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (1) (A), assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61, unlawful restraint in the first…”
State v. Owen, 207 A.3d 17 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 3× “to 2015) § 53a-62 (a) (1), and interfering with an emergency call in violation of General Statutes § 53a-183b (a). At the defendant's arraignment, the court issued a no contact protective order against the defendant as to J.”
State v. Little, 50 A.3d 360 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 11× “The defendant, Anthony Little, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a trial to the court, of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2) and interfering with an emergency call in violation of General Statutes § 53a-183b (a).…”
State v. Dellacamera, 955 A.2d 613 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “In May, 2007, following an alleged altercation with his wife at their home, the plaintiff in error was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct *656 in violation of General Statutes § 53a-182, interfering with an emergency call in violation of General Statutes § 53a-183b and…”
State v. Acampora, 169 A.3d 820 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 4× “The defendant was found not guilty of interfering with an emergency call in violation of General Statutes § 53a-183b. The defendant represented himself at trial.”
Betts v. Comm'r of Corr., 204 A.3d 1221 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “19, 2005, the petitioner was convicted, after a jury trial, of one count each of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1), sexual assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (1) (a), assault in the third degree in…”
State v. Frederik H. (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 3× “,1 appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of unlawful restraint in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95 (a), interfering with an emergency call in viola- tion of General Statutes § 53a-183b (a), and criminal mischief in violation of General…”
State v. Frederik H. (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 3× “,1 appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of unlawful restraint in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95 (a), interfering with an emergency call in viola- tion of General Statutes § 53a-183b (a), and criminal mischief in violation of General…”
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