Interference with Emergency Telephone Call - Fort Worth Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Attorney serving Fort Worth, Texas

Are you or someone you know facing an interference with emergency telephone call charge in Fort Worth, Arlington or a surrounding city? If so, you need an experienced Fort Worth Criminal Lawyer to fight on your behalf.

Texas Penal Code §42.062 states an individual commits the offense of interference with an emergency telephone call if the individual knowingly prevents or interferes with another individual's ability to place an emergency telephone call or to request assistance in an emergency from a law enforcement agency, medical facility, or other agency or entity the primary purpose of which is to provide for the safety of individuals. An individual commits this offense if the individual recklessly renders unusable a telephone that would otherwise be used by another individual to place an emergency telephone call or to request assistance in an emergency from a law enforcement agency, medical facility, or other agency or entity the primary purpose of which is to provide for the safety of individuals.

Interference with an emergency telephone call is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in the county jail and up to a $4,000 fine.

Fort Worth Criminal Attorney

An interference with an emergency call conviction in Fort Worth or surrounding city will be on your record for the rest of your life. An employer may be alarmed when a potential employee has been convicted of interference with an emergency call. If you have been arrested and charged with interference with an emergency call in Fort Worth, Arlington or surrounding cities, you need an aggressive and knowledgeable Fort Worth criminal lawyer on your side. An interference with an emergency call conviction in Fort Worth could carry with it the prospect of jail time. At Fulgham Law Firm P.C. our goal is to prevent jail time and to achieve a result that makes that helps you clear your record.

At Fulgham Law Firm P.C., you will find a Fort Worth criminal law practice focused on passionately defending the accused. Contact our Fort Worth office now at 817-877-3030 for a free and confidential consultation with a skilled Fort Worth Criminal Attorney.