Penal Law § 250.15 · Article 250. Offenses Against the Right to Privacy
Failure to report wiretapping
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§ 250.15 Failure to report wiretapping.
A telephone or telegraph corporation is guilty of failure to report wiretapping when, having knowledge of the occurrence of unlawful wiretapping, it does not report such matter to an appropriate law enforcement officer or agency.
Failure to report wiretapping is a class B misdemeanor.
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