Damaging wires and other fixtures of telephone, cable, and electric power companies

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  1. (a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly damage, destroy, or pull down:

    1. (1) A telephone, cable communications, or electric power transmission pedestal or pole owned or operated by a telephone, cable, or electric power company;

    2. (2) A telephone, cable communications, or electric power line, wire, fiber insulator, power supply transformer, transmission, or other apparatus, equipment, or fixture, including without limitation a backup deep cycle battery or other power supply, used in the transmission of telephone, cable communications, or electric power owned or operated by a telephone, cable, or electric power company; or

    3. (3) Equipment related to wireless communications that are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.

  2. (b) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly damage, destroy, remove, or alter in a way that could result in physical injury any electric power line, gas line, water line, wire or fiber insulator, electric motor, or other similar apparatus connected to a farm shop, an on-farm grain drying and storage complex, a heating and cooling system, an environmental control system, an animal production facility, an irrigation system, or a dwelling.

  3. (c) A violation of this section is a Class D felony.


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