Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Oregon Criminal Code (Ch. 161–167)
ORS (Criminal Code) § 165.549: Prevention of telephone communications when hostage taken; duties of telephone company; defense against liability
What this law says, in plain English
This statute authorizes law enforcement to order telephone companies to cut or reroute phone lines during hostage situations and provides telephone companies a legal defense against liability for following such orders.
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